ຂອງ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *χɔːŋᴬ (“thing”). Cognate with Thai ของ (kɔ̌ɔng), Northern Thai ᨡᩬᨦ, Lü ᦃᦸᧂ (ẋoang), Tai Dam ꪄꪮꪉ, Shan ၶွင် (khǎung), Zhuang hong, Zuojiang Zhuang kong.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kʰɔːŋ˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kʰɔːŋ˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ຂອງ
• Rhymes: -ɔːŋ

Noun

ຂອງ • (khǭng)

1. thing, object

Derived terms

• ຂອງຂວັນ (khǭng khuan)
• ຂອງຫວານ (khǭng wān)

See also

• ເຄື່ອງ (khư̄ang)
• ສິ່ງ (sing)
• ອັນ (ʼan)

Preposition

ຂອງ • (khǭng)

1. of, belonging to