ຄໍ

See also: ຄ, ຄຸ, and ຄູ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɣoːᴬ (“neck”), from Middle Chinese 喉 (MC huw, “larynx, throat”). Cognate with Thai คอ (kɔɔ) or ฅอ (kɔɔ), Shan ၶေႃး (kháu), Ahom 𑜁𑜦𑜡 (khō) or 𑜁𑜞𑜦𑜡 (khrō), Zhuang hoz, Saek กฺ๊อ.

Noun

ຄໍ • (khǭ)

1. neck

Derived terms

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