ເກົ້າ

See also: ເກົ່າ

Lao

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kaw˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kaw˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ເກົ້າ
  • Rhymes: -aw

Etymology 1

Lao cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ເກົ້າ (kao)
    Ordinal : ທີ່ເກົ້າ (thī kao)

From Proto-Tai *kɤwꟲ (“nine”), from Middle Chinese 九 (MC kjuwX, “nine”), from Old Chinese 九 (OC *kuʔ), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d/s-kəw. Cognate with Thai เก้า (gâao), Northern Thai ᨠᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lü ᦂᧁᧉ (k̇aw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪀ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၵဝ်ႈ (kāo), Tai Nüa ᥐᥝᥲ (kàw), Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw), Bouyei guz, Zhuang gouj, Saek กู̂.

Numeral

ເກົ້າ • (kao)

  1. nine.
Coordinate terms

See also

Playing cards in Lao · ໄພ້ (phai) (layout · text)
ແອສ (ʼǣt) ຫຼື

ໜຶ່ງ (nưng), ໑ (1)

ສອງ (sǭng), ໒ (2) ສາມ (sām), ໓ (3) ສີ່ (sī), ໔ (4) ຫ້າ (hā), ໕ (5) ຫົກ (hok), ໖ (6) ເຈັດ (chet), ໗ (7)
ແປດ (pǣt), ໘ (8) ເກົ້າ (kao), ໙ (9) ສິບ (sip), ໑໐ (10) ແຈັກ (chæk) ຄວີນ (kha wīn) ຄິງ (khing) ໂຈກເກີ (chōk kœ̄), ໂຈກ (chōk)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *krawꟲ (“head”). Compare Proto-Austronesian *qulu, Chinese 首. Cognate with Thai เกล้า (glâao).

Noun

ເກົ້າ • (kao)

  1. (rare) head.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Tai *klawꟲ (“hair knot”). Cognate with Thai เกล้า (glâao).

Noun

ເກົ້າ • (kao)

  1. headhair.
  2. hair knot/bun.

Verb

ເກົ້າ • (kao) (abstract noun ການເກົ້າ)

  1. to make a hair knot/bun.
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