Cognate with Thai ข่าว (kàao), Northern Thai ᨡ᩵ᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lao ຂ່າວ (khāo), Lü ᦃᦱᧁᧈ (ẋaaw¹), Shan ၶၢဝ်ႇ (khàao).
ᥑᥣᥝᥱ (xǎaw) (1963 orthography ᥑᥣᥝ̌)