เขา

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเขา
e kʰ ā
RomanizationPaiboonkǎo
Royal Institutekhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˩˩˦/

Etymology 1

Pronoun

เขา • (kǎo)

  1. a third person pronoun.
  2. (childish) a first person pronoun.
Usage notes
  • The pronoun is colloquially pronounced and written เค้า (káo).
  • The third person pronoun can be used specifically or nonspecifically, such as "เขาว่า..." (kǎo wâa...; "they say...").
  • The first person pronoun is usually used with the second person pronoun ตัวเอง (dtuua-eeng) or เตง (dteeng).

Noun

เขา • (kǎo)

  1. (figuratively) one who is not on someone's part or side or is not a member of someone's group, entity, etc.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

เขา • (kǎo)

  1. hill; mountain.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Proto-Tai *qawᴬ (“horn”). Cognate to Lao ເຂົາ (khao), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw).

Noun

เขา • (kǎo)

  1. horn; antler.
See also

Etymology 4

Noun

เขา • (kǎo)

  1. (นก~) any of various birds of the family Columbidae, including doves and pigeons.

Etymology 5

Noun

เขา • (kǎo)

  1. (somewhat archaic) climber; creeper; vine.
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