ເຂົ້າ

Lao

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰaw˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰaw˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ເຂົ້າ
  • Rhymes: -aw

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *χawꟲ (“to enter”). Cognate with Thai เข้า (kâo), Lü ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪄ꫁ꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥑᥝᥲ (xàw), Shan ၶဝ်ႈ (khāo), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw), 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow), 𑜁𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khaww) or 𑜁𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khoww), Zhuang haeuj.

Verb

ເຂົ້າ • (khao) (abstract noun ການເຂົ້າ)

  1. to enter
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ (“rice”), from Austroasiatic (Sagart, 2003); compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *rk[aw]ʔ (“husked rice”). Cognate with Thai ข้าว (kâao), Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lü ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪄ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၶဝ်ႈ (khāo), Phake ၵွ် (khaw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw), 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow) or 𑜁𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khaww), Zhuang haeux, Saek เกฺา.

Noun

ເຂົ້າ • (khao)

  1. rice
Derived terms
  • ເຂົ້າຊອຍ (khaot ʼa nya)
  • ເຂົ້າຕັງ (khao tang, “crust of rice”)
  • ເຂົ້າຕົ້ມ (khao tom)
  • ເຂົ້າປຸ້ນ (khao pun)
  • ເຂົ້າໜຽວ (khao niāu, “sticky rice”)
  • ເຂົ້າຫຼາມ (khao lām)
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