ຂໍ

See also: ຂ and ຂີ່

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kʰɔː˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kʰɔː˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ຂໍ
• Rhymes: -ɔː

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *xɔːᴬ (“hook”). Cognate with Thai ขอ (kɔ̌ɔ) or ฃอ (kɔ̌ɔ), Northern Thai ᨢᩬᩴ, Shan ၶေႃ (khǎu), Ahom 𑜁𑜦𑜡 (khō).

Noun

ຂໍ • (khǭ)

1. hook

See also

• ງ່ຽງ (ngīang)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *k.roːᴬ (“to beg”). Cognate with Thai ขอ (kɔ̌ɔ), Northern Thai ᨡᩬᩴ, Shan ၶေႃ (khǎu), Zhuang gouz.

Verb

ຂໍ • (khǭ) (abstract noun ການຂໍ)

1. to ask for, request