Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese (MC kaew, “glue”). Cognate with Thai กาว (gaao), Burmese ကော် (kau), Khmer កាវ (kaaw), Vietnamese keo.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kaːw˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kaːw˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ກາວ
  • Rhymes: -aːw

Noun edit

ກາວ (kāo)

  1. glue