แกว

Isan

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *kɛːwᴬ² (“Vietnamese”); from Proto-Tai *keːwᴬ (“Vietnamese”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩯ᩠ᩅ, Khün ᨠᩯ᩠ᩅ, Isan แกว, Lao ແກວ (kǣu), Lü ᦶᦂᧁ (k̇aew), Tai Dam ꪵꪀꪫ, Zuojiang Zhuang geu.

Noun

แกว (transliteration needed)

1. (derogatory, ethnic slur) Vietnamese

Synonyms

• เวียดนาม

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		แกว æ k w
Romanization	Paiboon	gɛɛo
	Royal Institute	kaeo
(standard) IPA(key)		/kɛːw˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Noun

แกว • (gɛɛo)

1. (มัน~) yam bean; jicama.

Etymology 2

Noun

แกว • (gɛɛo)

1. clue; inkling; hint.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *kɛːwᴬ² (“Vietnamese”); from Proto-Tai *keːwᴬ (“Vietnamese”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩯ᩠ᩅ, Khün ᨠᩯ᩠ᩅ, Isan แกว, Lao ແກວ (kǣu), Lü ᦶᦂᧁ (k̇aew), Tai Dam ꪵꪀꪫ, Zuojiang Zhuang geu.

Noun

แกว • (gɛɛo)

1. (obsolete, somewhat archaic) Vietnamese

See also

• ญวน (yuuan)
• เวียดนาม (wîiat-naam)