ເຊົ້າ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɟaːwꟲ (“early morning”), probably from Chinese 朝 (zhāo, “morning”) or 早 (zǎo, “early; morning”). Cognate with Thai เช้า (cháao), Lü ᦋᧁᧉ (tsaw²), Shan ၸဝ်ႉ (tsâ̰o), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw), 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (choww), Zhuang caeux. Compare Vietnamese chào.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [saw˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [saw˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ເຊົ້າ
• Rhymes: -aw

Noun

ເຊົ້າ • (sao)

1. morning

Derived terms

• ມື້ເຊົ້າ (mư̄ sao)
• ຕອນເຊົ້າ (tǭn sao)

Adjective

ເຊົ້າ • (sao)

1. early