ເຂົ້າ

See also: ເຂົາ and ເຂົ່າ

Lao

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰao˨˩/

Etymology 1

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

Verb

ເຂົ້າ • (khao) (abstract noun ການເຂົ້າ)

to enter

Derived terms

ເຂົ້າໃຈ (khao chai, “understand”)
ເຂົ້າໄປ (khao pai, “enter, go in”)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

ເຂົ້າ • (khao)

rice

Derived terms

Terms derived from ເຂົ້າ (khao)

ເຂົ້າຊອຍ (khaot ’a nya)
ເຂົ້າຕັງ (khao tang, “crust of rice”)

ເຂົ້າຕົ້ມ (khao tom)
ເຂົ້າປຸ້ນ (khao pun)

ເຂົ້າໜຽວ (khao niāu), ເຂົ້າຫນຽວ (khao niāu, “sticky rice”)
ເຂົ້າຫລາມ (khao lām), ເຂົ້າຫຼາມ (khao lām)

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