เค้า

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเค้า
e g ˆ ā
RomanizationPaiboonkáo
Royal Institutekhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

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Noun

เค้า • (káo)

  1. trace, imprint, stamp (as of ancestry); vestige; outline.
  2. origin, beginning, primary cause.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ɡawꟲ (“owl”).[1]

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Lao ເຄົ້າ (khao), Shan ၵဝ်ႉ (kâ̰o), Tai Dam ꪹꪁ꫁ꪱ, Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw).

In other Tai, cognate with Zuojiang Zhuang guq (Longzhou dialect)[2] or kaeuj in duo'kaeuj (“owl”) (Daxin dialect).[2]

Noun

เค้า • (káo)

  1. (นก~) owl.

Etymology 3

Corrupted from เขา (kǎo).

Pronoun

เค้า • (káo)

  1. (colloquial) he, she, they
  2. (colloquial) I; oneself

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 328
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Zhang, Junru (张 均如); et al. (1999) 壮语方言研究 [A Study of Zhuang Dialects] (in Chinese), Chengdu: Sichuan Ethnic Publishing House (四川民族出版社), page 615
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