Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicเกาะ
e k ā a
RomanizationPaiboongɔ̀
Royal Instituteko
(standard) IPA(key)/kɔʔ˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

From Mon တ္ကံ. Cognate with Lao ເກາະ ().

Noun edit

เกาะ (gɔ̀) (classifier เกาะ or แห่ง)

  1. (geography) tract of land surrounded by water: isle, island, islet, etc; also used as a title for such tract of land
  2. grove; thicket; copse
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Etymology 2 edit

Cognate with Lao ເກາະ ().

Verb edit

เกาะ (gɔ̀) (abstract noun การเกาะ)

  1. to grab; to grasp; to grip; to seize; to clutch
  2. (archaic, of a criminal, prisoner, etc) to apprehend; to arrest; to seize; to catch; to capture
  3. to adhere (to); to stick (to); to cling (to)
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