ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ

Northern Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ
Phonemic		เข้า e kʰ ˆ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	ka᷆o
	Royal Institute	khao
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)		/xaw˥˥˨/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)		/kʰaw˥˥/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *χawꟲ (“to enter”). Cognate with Thai เข้า (kâo),Lao ເຂົ້າ (khao) 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

ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ • (kâo) (abstract noun ᨠᩣ᩠ᩁᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ)

1. to move in or inwards: to come in, to go in, to enter.
2. to insert; to mix; to mingle.
3. to match; to fit together.
4. to start (school, work, etc).

Derived terms

• ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣᨧᩱ (“understand”)
• ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣᨻᩱ (“enter, go in”)
• ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣᨦᩣ᩠ᨶ (“to start working”)
• ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣᨴᩦ᩵

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), Lao ເຂົ້າ (khao), Lü ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪄ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၶဝ်ႈ (khāo), Phake ၵ︀ွ် (khaw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw), 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow) or 𑜁𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khaww), Zhuang haeux, Saek เกฺา.

Noun

ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ • (kâo)

1. rice.
2. food, meal.

Derived terms

• ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣᨡᩬᨦ (“belongings, property”)
• ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣᨡᩬᨦᨦᩮᩥ᩠ᨶᨤᩣᩴ (“assest, wealth”)
• ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣᨣᩢ᩠᩶ᨶᨩᩥ᩠᩶ᨶ
• ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣᨦ᩠᩶ᨿᩅ
• ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣᨦᩣ᩠ᨿ (“breakfast”)
• ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣᨯᩬᩴ
• ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣᨲᩬᨠᨯᩬᨠᨾᩱ᩶
• ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣᨴᩬᩁ (“lunch”)
• ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣᩃᩯ᩠ᨦ (“supper, dinner”)
• ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣᩈᩣᩃᩦ (“wheat; sweet corn”)
• ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣᩉ᩠ᨶᩧ᩶ᨦ