Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Khmer ខ្លោវ (khlova, ignorant; stupid; etc). Cognate with Modern Khmer ខ្លៅ (khlaw).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicเขลา
e kʰ l ā
Phonemic
เขฺลา
e kʰ ̥ l ā
RomanizationPaiboonklǎo
Royal Institutekhlao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰlaw˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective edit

เขลา (klǎo) (abstract noun ความเขลา)

  1. ignorant; stupid; unintelligent.

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