gạo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gao"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaːw˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaːw˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣaːw˨˩˨]
• (Quảng Nam) IPA^(key): [ɣoː˨˩ʔ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *r-koːʔ (“husked rice”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ (“husked rice”). Cognate with Muong cảo, Khmer អង្ករ (ʼɑngkɑɑ, “uncooked, dehusked rice”), Khasi khaw, Chong rəkʰəw and Gata' rekoˀ ("uncooked rice"). According to Sagart (2003), Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ (“rice”), whence Thai ข้าว (kâao), Lao ເຂົ້າ (khao), Lü ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), was borrowed from Austroasiatic.

Alternative forms

• (North Central Vietnam) cấu (no lenition)
• (North Central Vietnam) gấu (with lenition)

Noun

gạo • (杲, 㫧, 𥺊, 𥽌)

1. dehusked, uncooked rice

Derived terms

• bánh gạo
• gạo cội
• gạo đỏ
• gạo lật
• gạo lứt
• gạo nếp
• gạo rằn
• gạo tẻ
• lúa gạo
• mụn gạo
• thóc gạo

See also

• cơm; lúa; nếp

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *ɡaːwʔ (“cotton tree”), probably from Proto-Austroasiatic *bka(ː)ʔ (“flower”).

Noun

gạo • (杲, 梏) (classifier cây, bông, hoa)

1. kapok tree (Bombax ceiba)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

gạo

1. engrossed in studies

   học gạo ― to study without attention to anything else

   • 1972, Từ Kế Tường, chapter 1, in Đường phượng bay, Thư Trung:

     – Tôi lười học lắm, tôi không ở nhà để gạo bài như Thục tưởng đâu.

     "I'm very lazy when it comes to studying; I'm not home to completely focus on my lessons as you believe."

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

gạo

1. (zoology) cyst (such as those in cysticercus cellulosae of Taenia solium or those caused by Myxosporea)

Derived terms

• gạo lợn