khaw

Khasi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austroasiatic *rk(aw)ʔ (“husked rice”). Compare Vietnamese gạo, Muong cáo, Khmer អង្ករ (ʼɑngkɑɑ), Shwe Palaung rəko, Chong rəkʰəw, Gata' rekoˀ, Kuy ŋkaːu. According to Sagart (2003), Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ (“rice”), whence Thai ข้าว (kâao), Lao ເຂົ້າ (khao), Lü ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), was borrowed from Austroasiatic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰaw/

Noun

khaw m

1. rice
2. uncooked rice

   Coordinate term: (boiled rice) ja

References

• Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary‎^[1], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 28. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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Etymology

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Noun

khaw

1. hair