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ก่อ

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Northern Thai

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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ก่อ (transliteration needed)

  1. Channa micropeltes, a type of fish

Etymology 2

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Particle

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ก่อ (transliteration needed)

  1. used at the end of yes-no questions

Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicก่อ
k ˋ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboongɔ̀ɔ
Royal Instituteko
(standard) IPA(key)/kɔː˨˩/(R)
Audio

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *koːᴮ (to build), from Old Chinese (OC *koːs). Cognate with Lao ກໍ່ (), Tai Nüa ᥐᥨᥝᥱ (kǒw), Northern Thai ᨠᩬᩴ᩵, Shan ၵေႃႇ (kàu), Ahom 𑜀𑜦𑜡 (), Tày .

Verb

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ก่อ (gɔ̀ɔ) (abstract noun การก่อ)

  1. to cause; to create; to generate.
    ก่อปัญหา
    gɔ̀ɔ bpan-hǎa
    to create a problem; to cause a problem
    ก่อหนี้
    gɔ̀ɔ nîi
    to create debts; to bring about debts
  2. to construct, to build; to pile (up), to heap (up).
    ก่อกำแพง
    gɔ̀ɔ gam-pɛɛng
    to raise a wall
    ก่อปราสาท
    gɔ̀ɔ bpraa-sàat
    to erect a castle
  3. to start; to commence; to launch.
    ก่อสงคราม
    gɔ̀ɔ sǒng-kraam
    to start war
  4. to light; to ignite; to set fire (to).
    ก่อเตา
    gɔ̀ɔ dtao
    to light a stove
    ก่อไฟ
    gɔ̀ɔ fai
    to build a fire; to start a fire
  5. to commit; to carry out; to perform.
    ก่อกบฏ
    gɔ̀ɔ gà-bòt
    to commit insurrection
    ก่อจลาจล
    gɔ̀ɔ jà-laa-jon
    to commit riot
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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ก่อ (gɔ̀ɔ)

  1. any of the various trees of the family Fagaceae.

Etymology 3

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Compare [Term?] (curled).

Adjective

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ก่อ (gɔ̀ɔ)

  1. (now rare, chiefly found in combination) shrunk, coiled, or curled, as from exposure to a cold weather.