ເຂົ້າ

See also: ເຂົາ and ເຂົ່າ

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kʰaw˧˩]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kʰaw˥˥˨]
• Hyphenation: ເຂົ້າ
• Rhymes: -aw

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *χawꟲ (“to enter”). Cognate with Thai เข้า (kâo), Lü ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪄ꫁ꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥑᥝᥲ (xàw), Shan ၶဝ်ႈ (khāo), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw), 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow), 𑜁𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khaww) or 𑜁𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khoww), Zhuang haeuj.

Verb

ເຂົ້າ • (khao) (abstract noun ການເຂົ້າ)

1. to enter

Derived terms

• ເຂົ້າໃຈ (khao chai, “understand”)
• ເຂົ້າໄປ (khao pai, “enter, go in”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ (“rice”), from Austroasiatic (Sagart, 2003); compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *rk[aw]ʔ (“husked rice”). Cognate with Thai ข้าว (kâao), Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lü ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪄ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၶဝ်ႈ (khāo), Phake ၵွ် (khaw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw), 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow) or 𑜁𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khaww), Zhuang haeux, Saek เกฺา.

Noun

ເຂົ້າ • (khao)

1. rice

Derived terms

• ເຂົ້າຊອຍ (khaot ʼa nya)
• ເຂົ້າຕັງ (khao tang, “crust of rice”)
• ເຂົ້າຕົ້ມ (khao tom)
• ເຂົ້າປຸ້ນ (khao pun)
• ເຂົ້າໜຽວ (khao niāu, “sticky rice”)
• ເຂົ້າຫຼາມ (khao lām)