ຄໍ

See also: ຄ, ຄຸ, and ຄູ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣɔːᴬ² (“neck”), from Proto-Tai *ɣoːᴬ (“neck”), from Middle Chinese 喉 (MC huw, “larynx; throat”). Cognate with Thai คอ (kɔɔ), Northern Thai ᨤᩬᩴ, Khün ᨤᩳ, Tai Dam ꪁꪷ, Shan ၶေႃး (kháu), Tai Nüa ᥑᥨᥝᥰ (xöw), Phake ၵ︀ေ︀ႃ (khō), Ahom 𑜁𑜦𑜡 (khō) or 𑜁𑜞𑜦𑜡 (khrō), Zhuang hoz, Saek กฺ๊อ.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kʰɔː˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kʰɔː˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຄໍ
• Rhymes: -ɔː

Noun

ຄໍ • (khǭ)

1. neck

Synonyms

• ກັນຖະ (kan tha)

Derived terms

• ຜ້າພັນຄໍ (phā phan khǭ, “scarf”)
• ລຳຄໍ (lam khǭ, “throat”)

References

• Patterson, William L.; Severino, Mario E. (1995), Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
• Kerr, Allen (1972), Lao-English Dictionary‎^[2], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.