See also: ເກົ່າ

Lao edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kaw˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kaw˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ເກົ້າ
  • Rhymes: -aw

Etymology 1 edit

Lao cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ເກົ້າ (kao)
    Ordinal : ທີ່ເກົ້າ (thī kao)

From Proto-Tai *kɤwꟲ (nine), from Middle Chinese (MC kjuwX, “nine”), from Old Chinese (OC *kuʔ), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d/s-kəw. Cognate with Thai เก้า (gâao), Northern Thai ᨠᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, ᦂᧁᧉ (k̇aw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪀ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၵဝ်ႈ (kāo), Tai Nüa ᥐᥝᥲ (kàw), Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw), Bouyei guz, Zhuang gouj, Saek กู̂.

Numeral edit

ເກົ້າ (kao)

  1. nine.
Coordinate terms edit

See also edit

Playing cards in Lao · ໄພ້ (phai) (layout · text)
             
ແອສ (ʼǣt) ຫຼື

ໜຶ່ງ (nưng), (1)

ສອງ (sǭng), (2) ສາມ (sām), (3) ສີ່ (), (4) ຫ້າ (), (5) ຫົກ (hok), (6) ເຈັດ (chet), (7)
             
ແປດ (pǣt), (8) ເກົ້າ (kao), (9) ສິບ (sip), ໑໐ (10) ແຈັກ (chæk) ຄວີນ (kha wīn) ຄິງ (khing) ໂຈກເກີ (chōk kœ̄), ໂຈກ (chōk)

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Tai *krawꟲ (head). Compare Proto-Austronesian *qulu, Chinese . Cognate with Thai เกล้า (glâao).

Noun edit

ເກົ້າ (kao)

  1. (rare) head.

Etymology 3 edit

From Proto-Tai *klawꟲ (hair knot). Cognate with Thai เกล้า (glâao).

Noun edit

ເກົ້າ (kao)

  1. headhair.
  2. hair knot/bun.

Verb edit

ເກົ້າ (kao) (abstract noun ການເກົ້າ)

  1. to make a hair knot/bun.