เค้า

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเค้า
e g ˆ ā
RomanizationPaiboonkáo
Royal Institutekhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

Noun

เค้า • (káo)

  1. trace, imprint, stamp (as of ancestry); vestige; outline.
  2. origin, beginning, primary cause.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ɡawᶜ (“owl”). Cognate with Lao ເຄົ້າ (khao), Shan ၵဝ်ႉ (kâ̰o), Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw).

Noun

เค้า • (káo)

  1. (นก~) owl.

Etymology 3

Corrupted from เขา (kǎo).

Pronoun

เค้า • (káo)

  1. (colloquial) he, she, they
  2. (colloquial) I; oneself
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