เขา

IsanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢᩣ, Lao ເຂົາ (khao), Thai เขา (kǎo) ᦃᧁ (ẋaw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw).

PronounEdit

เขา (transliteration needed)

  1. he, she, it, him, her
    Synonym: ลาว (láao)

See alsoEdit

Isan personal pronouns
Singular Plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
Formal ข้าน้อย (kàa-nɔ̂ɔi) ท่าน (tāan) เพิ่น (pə̄n) หมู่ข้าน้อย (mūu kàa-nɔ̂ɔi) หมู่ท่าน (mūu tāan) ขะเจ้า (ka-jâo)
Common ข้อย (kɔ̀ɔi) เจ้า (jâo) เขา (kǎo)
ลาว (láao)
เฮา (háo)
หมู่เฮา (mūu háo)
หมู่เจ้า (mūu jâo) หมู่เขา (mūu kǎo)
หมู่ลาว (mūu láao)
Vulgar กู (guu) มึง (mʉ́ng) มัน (mán) N/A

ThaiEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢᩣ, Lao ເຂົາ (khao), ᦃᧁ (ẋaw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw), Tai Nüa ᥑᥝᥴ (xáw).

PronunciationEdit

Orthographicเขา
e kʰ ā
Phonemic
เขา
e kʰ ā
[informal]
เค้า
e g ˆ ā
RomanizationPaiboonkǎokáo
Royal Institutekhaokhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˩˩˦/(R)/kʰaw˦˥/(R)

PronounEdit

เขา (kǎo)

  1. he; she; they.
  2. (childish) I; oneself.
Usage notesEdit
  • The third person pronoun can be used specifically or nonspecifically, such as "เขาว่า..." (kǎo wâa...; "they say...").
  • The first person pronoun is usually used with the second person pronoun ตัวเอง (dtuua-eeng) or เตง (dteeng).
See alsoEdit

NounEdit

เขา (kǎo)

  1. (figurative) one who is not on someone's part or side or is not a member of someone's group, entity, etc.
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms

Etymology 2Edit

Compare Middle Chinese (MC kʰɨu, “mountain”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢᩣ, Lao ເຂົາ (khao), ᦃᧁ (ẋaw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw).

PronunciationEdit

Orthographic/Phonemicเขา
e kʰ ā
RomanizationPaiboonkǎo
Royal Institutekhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˩˩˦/(R)

NounEdit

เขา (kǎo)

  1. hill; mountain.
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms

Etymology 3Edit

From Proto-Tai *qawᴬ (horn). Cognate to Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢᩣ, Lao ເຂົາ (khao), Tai Nüa ᥑᥝᥴ (xáw), ᦃᧁ (ẋaw), Shan ၶဝ် (khǎo), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw) or 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow), Zhuang gaeu. Compare Sui baol and ggaol (horn), Southern Kam baol (horn), Proto-Hlai *ɦəw (horn).

PronunciationEdit

Orthographic/Phonemicเขา
e kʰ ā
RomanizationPaiboonkǎo
Royal Institutekhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˩˩˦/(R)

NounEdit

เขา (kǎo)

  1. horn; antler.
See alsoEdit
See also

Etymology 4Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

PronunciationEdit

Orthographic/Phonemicเขา
e kʰ ā
RomanizationPaiboonkǎo
Royal Institutekhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˩˩˦/(R)

NounEdit

เขา (kǎo)

  1. (นก~) any of various birds of the family Columbidae, including doves and pigeons.
See alsoEdit

Etymology 5Edit

PronunciationEdit

Orthographic/Phonemicเขา
e kʰ ā
RomanizationPaiboonkǎo
Royal Institutekhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˩˩˦/(R)

NounEdit

เขา (kǎo)

  1. (somewhat archaic) climber; creeper; vine.