เข้า

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicเข้า
e kʰ ˆ ā
Phonemic
เค่า
e g ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonkâo
Royal Institutekhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *χawᶜ (to enter). Cognate with Lao ເຂົ້າ (khao), ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪄ꫁ꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥑᥝᥲ (xàw), Shan ၶဝ်ႈ (khāo), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw), 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow), 𑜁𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khaww) or 𑜁𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khoww), Bouyei hauc, Zhuang haeuj.

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

Verb

เข้า (kâo) (abstract noun การเข้า)

  1. to move in or inwards: to come in, to go in, to enter, etc; to cause to do so.
  2. to arrive.
  3. to include.
  4. to insert; to mix; to mingle.
  5. to match; to fit together.
  6. to start (school, work, etc).

Adverb

เข้า (kâo)

  1. used to indicate an increasing degree.
  2. together; altogether.

Etymology 2

Noun

เข้า (kâo)

  1. Obsolete form of ข้าว (kâao).