ຂ່າວ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *kʰaːwᴮ¹ (“news”). Cognate with Thai ข่าว (kàao), Northern Thai ᨡ᩵ᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lü ᦃᦱᧁᧈ (ẋaaw¹), Tai Dam ꪄ꪿ꪱꪫ, Shan ၶၢဝ်ႇ (khàao), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥝᥱ (xǎaw), Phake ၵွ် (khaw), Ahom *𑜁𑜨𑜧 (*khow), Zuojiang Zhuang hauq.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kʰaːw˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kʰaːw˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ຂ່າວ
• Rhymes: -aːw

Noun

ຂ່າວ • (khāo)

1. news.