khảo

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːw˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːw˧˨] ~ [xaːw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰaːw˨˩˦] ~ [xaːw˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 考.

Verb

khảo

1. (only in compounds) to test

Derived terms

• tham khảo (“to consult”)
• khảo tra, khảo sát (“investigate”)
• khảo nghiệm (“test, experiment”)
• khảo hạch (“to test”)
• khảo cứu (“to study, to research”)
• tra khảo (“to examine”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 拷.

Verb

khảo

1. (only in compounds) to torture