ຂໍ

See also: ຂ and ຂີ່

Lao

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰɔː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰɔː˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຂໍ
  • Rhymes: -ɔː

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *xɔːᴬ (“hook”). Cognate with Thai ขอ (kɔ̌ɔ) or ฃอ (kɔ̌ɔ), Northern Thai ᨢᩬᩴ, Shan ၶေႃ (khǎu), Ahom 𑜁𑜦𑜡 (khō).

Noun

ຂໍ • (khǭ)

  1. hook
See also
  • ງ່ຽງ (ngīang)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *k.roːᴬ (“to beg”). Cognate with Thai ขอ (kɔ̌ɔ), Northern Thai ᨡᩬᩴ, Shan ၶေႃ (khǎu), Zhuang gouz.

Verb

ຂໍ • (khǭ) (abstract noun ການຂໍ)

  1. to ask for, request
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