See also: เกา and เก้า

Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *kawᴮ (old (of non-living things)), from Middle Chinese (MC kuH, “old”). Cognate with Lao ເກົ່າ (kao), Tai Nüa ᥐᥝᥱ (kǎw), ᦂᧁᧈ (k̇aw¹), Tai Dam ꪹꪀ꪿ꪱ, Shan ၵဝ်ႇ (kào), Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw), Zhuang gaeuq.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicเก่า
e k ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboongào
Royal Institutekao
(standard) IPA(key)/kaw˨˩/(R)

Adjective

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เก่า (gào) (abstract noun ความเก่า)

  1. (of non-living things) old (having existed for a long time).
  2. old; former; previous (of an earlier time).

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