𑜁𑜧

Ahom

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *xaːwᴬ (“white”). Cognate to Thai ขาว (kǎao), Lao ຂາວ (khāo), Lü ᦃᦱᧁ (ẋaaw), Tai Dam ꪄꪱꪫ, Shan ၶၢဝ် (khǎao), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥝᥴ (xáaw), Zhuang hau, Bouyei haaul, Saek ห่าว.

Alternative forms

• 𑜁𑜧𑜨 (khawo)

Adjective

𑜁𑜧 (khaw)

1. white

Etymology 2

Adjective

𑜁𑜧 (khaw)

1. well-dressed

Etymology 3

From Proto-Tai *qawᴬ (“horn”). Cognate to Thai เขา (kǎo), Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢᩣ, Lao ເຂົາ (khao), Lü ᦃᧁ (ẋaw), Shan ၶဝ် (khǎo).

Alternative forms

• 𑜁𑜧𑜨 (khawo)

Noun

𑜁𑜧 (khaw)

1. horn

Etymology 4

Adjective

𑜁𑜧 (khaw)

1. yawning

Etymology 5

Noun

𑜁𑜧 (khaw)

1. (weaving) heddle (of a loom)

Etymology 6

Verb

𑜁𑜧 (khaw)

1. to shake

Etymology 7

From Proto-Tai *χawꟲ (“to enter”). Cognate with Thai เข้า (kâo), Lao ເຂົ້າ (khao), Lü ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪄ꫁ꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥑᥝᥲ (xàw), Shan ၶဝ်ႈ (khāo), Zhuang haeuj.

Alternative forms

• 𑜁𑜧𑜨 (khawo)
• 𑜁𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khaww)
• 𑜁𑜧𑜨𑜈𑜫 (khawow)

Verb

𑜁𑜧 (khaw)

1. to enter

Etymology 8

Compare Thai เขา (kǎo), Lao ເຂົາ (khao)

Pronoun

𑜁𑜧 (khaw)

1. 3rd person plural, they

Etymology 9

From Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ (“rice”), from Austroasiatic; compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *rk[aw]ʔ (“husked rice”) (Sagart, 2003). Cognate with Thai ข้าว (kâao), Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lao ເຂົ້າ (khao), Lü ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪄ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၶဝ်ႈ (khāo), Phake ၵွ် (khaw), Zhuang haeux, Saek เกฺา.

Alternative forms

• 𑜁𑜧𑜨 (khawo)
• 𑜁𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khaww)

Noun

𑜁𑜧 (khaw)

1. rice

Etymology 10

Verb

𑜁𑜧 (khaw)

1. to nurse

Etymology 11

Cognate with Thai ใคร่ (krâi), Northern Thai ᨣᩕᩱ᩵ or ᨣᩕᩲ᩵, Lao ໃຄ່ (khai), Lü ᦺᦆᧈ (xay¹), Shan ၶႂ်ႈ (khāue), Zhuang gyaez.

Alternative forms

• 𑜁𑜞𑜧 (khraw)

Verb

𑜁𑜧 (khaw)

1. to want