ꪹꪄ꫁ꪱ

Tai Dam

Alternative forms

  • ꪹꪄꪱꫂ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xaw˨˩ˀ]
  • Hyphenation: ꪹꪄ꫁ꪱ
  • Rhymes: -aw

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *χawꟲ (“to enter”). Cognate with Thai เข้า (kâo), Lao ເຂົ້າ (khao), Lü ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), Tai Nüa ᥑᥝᥲ (xàw), Shan ၶဝ်ႈ (khāo), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw), 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow), 𑜁𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khaww) or 𑜁𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khoww), Zhuang haeuj.

Verb

ꪹꪄ꫁ꪱ (khảu)

  1. to enter.

Adjective

ꪹꪄ꫁ꪱ (khảu)

  1. entering; inside.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ (“rice”), further from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ (“husked rice”) (Sagart, 2003). Cognate with Thai ข้าว (kâao), Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lao ເຂົ້າ (khao), Lü ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), Shan ၶဝ်ႈ (khāo), Phake ၵွ် (khaw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw), 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow) or 𑜁𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khaww), Zhuang haeux, Saek เกฺา.

Noun

ꪹꪄ꫁ꪱ (khảu)

  1. rice.
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