Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *koːtᴰ (to hug; to embrace). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩬᨯ, Khün ᨠᩬᨯ, Lao ກອດ (kǭt), ᦂᦸᧆᧈ (k̇oad¹), Shan ၵွတ်ႇ (kàut), Phake ကွတ် (kot), Nong Zhuang gud, Zhuang got.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicกอด
k ɒ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboongɔ̀ɔt
Royal Institutekot
(standard) IPA(key)/kɔːt̚˨˩/(R)

Verb edit

กอด (gɔ̀ɔt) (abstract noun การกอด)

  1. to hug; to embrace.
  2. to hold in one's arms; to caress.