ເຊົ້າ

Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ɟaːwꟲ (“early morning”), probably from Chinese 朝 (zhāo, “morning”) or 早 (zǎo, “early; morning”). Cognate with Thai เช้า (cháao), Lü ᦋᧁᧉ (tsaw²), Shan ၸဝ်ႉ (tsâ̰o), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw), 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (choww), Zhuang caeux. Compare Vietnamese chào.

Pronunciation edit

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [saw˥˨]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [saw˧˦]
Hyphenation: ເຊົ້າ
Rhymes: -aw

Noun edit

ເຊົ້າ • (sao)

morning

Derived terms edit

ມື້ເຊົ້າ (mư̄ sao)
ຕອນເຊົ້າ (tǭn sao)

Adjective edit

ເຊົ້າ • (sao)

early

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