ກະແຈ

Lao

Etymology

Compare Thai กุญแจ (gun-jɛɛ). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ka(ʔ˧˥).t͡ɕɛː˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ka(ʔ˩˨).t͡ɕɛː˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ກະ-ແຈ
• Rhymes: -ɛː

Noun

ກະແຈ • (ka chǣ)

1. key; lock, padlock

Derived terms

• ຂໍກະແຈ (khǭ ka chǣ)
• ໄຂກະແຈ (khai ka chǣ, “to unlock”)
• ໃສ່ກະແຈ (sai ka chǣ, “to lock”)
• ແມ່ກະແຈ (mǣ ka chǣ)
• ລູກກະແຈ (lūk ka chǣ)

See also

• ໄລ (lai)
• ກອນ (kǭn)