ເຄົ້າ

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Lao[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰaw˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰaw˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ເຄົ້າ
  • Rhymes: -aw

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

ເຄົ້າ • (khao)

  1. origin; beginning; primary cause.
  2. relic of past ages.
  3. trace.
  4. founder.
  5. structure.

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

ເຄົ້າ • (khao)

  1. bank or banker in a gambling game

Etymology 3[edit]

From Proto-Tai *ɡawꟲ (“owl”). Cognate with Thai เค้า (káo), Shan ၵဝ်ႉ (kâ̰o), Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw).

Noun[edit]

ເຄົ້າ • (khao) (classifier ໂຕ)

  1. (ນົກ~) owl.
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