Sanskrit edit

Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicเกา
e k ā
RomanizationPaiboongao
Royal Institutekao
(standard) IPA(key)/kaw˧/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Tai *kawᴬ (to scratch). Cognate with Lao ເກົາ (kao), Zhuang gaeu.

Verb edit

เกา (gao) (abstract noun การเกา)

  1. to scratch.

Etymology 2 edit

From clipping of เกาหลี (gao-lǐi, Korea).

Proper noun edit

เกา (gao)

  1. (slang) Korea; Korean.

Noun edit

เกา (gao)

  1. (slang) Korean.

Urak Lawoi' edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayic *kau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSu (you, your); compare Malay kau, Maranao kaw, Tagalog ikaw.

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

เกา (kaw)

  1. you (singular)