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เค้า

Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicเค้า
e g ˆ ā
RomanizationPaiboonkáo
Royal Institutekhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

เค้า • (káo)

  1. trace, imprint, stamp (as of ancestry); vestige; outline.
  2. origin, beginning, primary cause.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Tai *ɡawꟲ (“owl”). Cognate with Lao ເຄົ້າ (khao), Shan ၵဝ်ႉ (kâ̰o), Tai Dam ꪹꪁ꫁ꪱ, Zhuang kaeuj, Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw).

Noun edit

เค้า • (káo)

  1. (นก~) owl.

Etymology 3 edit

Corrupted from เขา (kǎo).

Pronoun edit

เค้า • (káo)

  1. (colloquial) he, she, they
  2. (colloquial) I; oneself
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