ข้าว

See also: ขาว and ข่าว

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

^†เข้า (kâo)

^†เฃ้า (kâo)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.qawᶜ (“rice”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨢ᩶ᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lao ເຂົ້າ (khao), Lü ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), Shan ၶဝ်ႈ (khāw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw), 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow) or 𑜁𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khaww), Zhuang haeux, Saek เกฺา.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ข้าว kʰ ˆ ā w
Phonemic		ค่าว g ˋ ā w	เค่า e g ˋ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	kâao	kâo
	Royal Institute	khao	khao
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰaːw˥˩/	/kʰaw˥˩/
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Usage notes

kâao is the modern pronunciation of the term.
kâo is its archaic pronunciation, which still remains in many dialects.

Noun

ข้าว • (kâao)

rice.
(colloquial) food; meal.
(archaic) year.
article, object, thing; belonging, possession.

Derived terms

Derived terms

ข้าวเช้า (kâao-cháao)

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