ເກີດ

Lao

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Ayutthaya Old Thai เกิด (gə̀ət) or Middle Khmer កើត (kœta).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kɤːt̚˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kɤːt̚˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ເກີດ
  • Rhymes: -ɤːt̚

Verb

ເກີດ • (kœ̄t) (abstract noun ການເກີດ)

  1. to bear, to give birth
  2. to be born