เก่า
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Tai *kawᴮ (“old (of non-living things)”), from Middle Chinese 故 (MC kuH, “old”). Cognate with Lao ເກົ່າ (kao), Tai Nüa ᥐᥝᥱ (kǎw), Lü ᦂᧁᧈ (k̇aw¹), Tai Dam ꪹꪀ꪿ꪱ, Shan ၵဝ်ႇ (kào), Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw), Zhuang gaeuq.
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic/Phonemic | เก่า e k ˋ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | gào |
| Royal Institute | kao | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kaw˨˩/(R) | |
Adjective edit
เก่า • (gào) (abstract noun ความเก่า)
- (of non-living things) old (having existed for a long time).
- old; former; previous (of an earlier time).
Antonyms edit
- ใหม่ (mài)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- แก่ (gɛ̀ɛ)