ຄໍ

See also: ຄ, ຄຸ, and ຄູ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣɔːᴬ² (“neck”), from Proto-Tai *ɣoːᴬ (“neck”), from Middle Chinese 喉 (MC huw, “larynx; throat”). Cognate with Thai คอ (kɔɔ), Northern Thai ᨤᩬᩴ, Khün ᨤᩳ, Tai Dam ꪁꪷ, Shan ၶေႃး (kháu), Tai Nüa ᥑᥨᥝᥰ (xöw), Phake ၵေႃ (khō), Ahom 𑜁𑜦𑜡 (khō) or 𑜁𑜞𑜦𑜡 (khrō), Zhuang hoz, Saek กฺ๊อ.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kʰɔː˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kʰɔː˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຄໍ
• Rhymes: -ɔː

Noun

ຄໍ • (khǭ)

1. neck

Synonyms

• ກັນຖະ (kan tha)

Derived terms

• ລຳຄໍ (lam khǭ, “throat”)
• ຜ້າພັນຄໍ (phā phan khǭ, “scarf”)