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- IPA(key): /ˈkie̯.uˣ/, [ˈk̟ie̞̯.u(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ieu
- Hyphenation(key): kieu
kieu
- inflection of kiekua:
- present active indicative connegative
- second-person singular present imperative
- second-person singular present active imperative connegative
From Proto-Hlai *kʰiːw (“blue”), from Pre-Hlai *[k/x]iːw (Norquest, 2015). Compare Proto-Tai *xiəwᴬ (“green”) (whence Thai เขียว (kǐao)).
kieu
- green
- blue
- fresh (of vegetables)