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ข้าว

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See also: ขาว and ข่าว

Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ (rice), from Austroasiatic (Sagart, 2003), compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *rk[aw]ʔ (husked rice). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ (xao), Isan เข่า or เข้า, Southern Thai ค้าว, Lao ເຂົ້າ (khao), ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪄ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၶဝ်ႈ (khāo), Tai Nüa ᥑᥝᥲ (xàw), Phake ၵွ် (khaw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw), 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow), Burmese ကောက် (kauk) or 𑜁𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khaww), Nùng khàu, Zhuang haeux, Saek เกฺา, Tày khẩu.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicข้าว
kʰ ˆ ā w
Phonemic
ค่าว
g ˋ ā w
[archaic, now dialectal]
เค่า
e g ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonkâaokâo
Royal Institutekhaokhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaːw˥˩/(R)/kʰaw˥˩/(R)
Audio

Noun

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ข้าว

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

Derived terms

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