ຂຽວ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *xiəwᴬ (“green”). Cognate with Thai เขียว (kǐao), Tai Dam ꪵꪄꪫ, Shan ၶဵဝ် (khǎeo), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜈𑜫 (khiw), Zhuang heu. Compare Old Khmer khiava (“blue; green”), Modern Khmer ខៀវ (khiəw).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰiːə̯w˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰiːə̯w˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຂຽວ
  • Rhymes: -iːə̯w

Adjective

ຂຽວ • (khiāu) (abstract noun ຄວາມຂຽວ)

  1. green.

See also
Colors in Lao · ສີ (sī) (layout · text)
     ຂາວ (khāo)      ເທົາ (thao), ເງິນ (ngœn)      ດຳ (dam)
             ແດງ (dǣng); ແດງເຂັ້ມ (dǣngkhem)              ສົ້ມ (som); ນ້ຳຕານ (nam tān)              ເຫຼືອງ (lư̄ang); ຄີມ (khīm)
             ໝາກນາວຂຽວ (māk nāokhiāu)              ຂຽວ (khiāu)              ຂຽວອ່ອນ (khiāuʼǭn); ຂຽວເຂັ້ມ (khiāukhem)
             ຟ້າຂຽວ (fākhiāu); ຟ້າຂຽວເຂັ້ມ (fākhiāukhem)              ທ້ອງຟ້າ (thǭng fā)              ຟ້າ (fā)
             ມ່ວງອ່ອນ (mūangʼǭn); ຟ້າມ່ວງເຂັ້ມ (fāmūangkhem)              ມ່ວງແດງ (mūangdǣng); ມ່ວງ (mūang)              ບົວ (būa)
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