คาว

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɣaːwᴬ (“fishy”). Cognate with Lao ຄາວ (khāo), Lü ᦆᦱᧁ (xaaw), Shan ၶႅဝ်း (khéao), Tai Nüa ᥑᥦᥝᥰ (xäew) or ᥔᥦᥝᥰ (säew), Saek กฺ๊าว. Compare Proto-Hlai *kʰaːw (“smelly”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		คาว g ā w
Romanization	Paiboon	kaao
	Royal Institute	khao
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰaːw˧/^(R)

Noun

คาว • (kaao)

smell of fish
(อาหาร~) or (ของ~) meat dish

Adjective

คาว • (kaao) (abstract noun ความคาว)

fishy; smelly

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