แกว

Isan

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *kɛːwᴬ² (“Vietnamese”); from Proto-Tai *keːwᴬ (“Vietnamese”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩯ᩠ᩅ, Khün ᨠᩯ᩠ᩅ, Isan แกว, Lao ແກວ (kǣu), Lü ᦶᦂᧁ (k̇aew), Tai Dam ꪵꪀꪫ, Zuojiang Zhuang geu.

Noun

แกว (transliteration needed)

1. Vietnamese

Synonyms

• เวียดนาม

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		แกว æ k w
Romanization	Paiboon	gɛɛo
	Royal Institute	kaeo
(standard) IPA(key)		/kɛːw˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Noun

แกว • (gɛɛo)

1. (มัน~) yam bean; jicama.

Etymology 2

Noun

แกว • (gɛɛo)

1. clue; inkling; hint.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *kɛːwᴬ² (“Vietnamese”); from Proto-Tai *keːwᴬ (“Vietnamese”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩯ᩠ᩅ, Khün ᨠᩯ᩠ᩅ, Isan แกว, Lao ແກວ (kǣu), Lü ᦶᦂᧁ (k̇aew), Tai Dam ꪵꪀꪫ, Zuojiang Zhuang geu.

Noun

แกว • (gɛɛo)

1. (obsolete, somewhat archaic) Vietnamese

See also

• ญวน (yuuan)
• เวียดนาม (wîiat-naam)