เข้า

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicเข้า
eˆā
Phonemicเค่า
egˋā
RomanizationPaiboonkâo
Royal Institutekhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˥˩/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *χawᶜ (to enter). Cognate with Lao ເຂົ້າ (khao), ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw2), Tai Dam ꪹꪄ꫁ꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥑᥝᥲ (xaw4), Shan ၶဝ်ႈ (khāw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw), 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow), 𑜁𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khaww) or 𑜁𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khoww), Zhuang haeuj.

Alternative forms

Verb

เข้า (kâo) (abstract noun การเข้า)

  1. to enter.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

เข้า (kâo)

  1. Obsolete form of ข้าว (kâao).
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