See also: gao, GAO, gáo, gào, gāo, gǎo, ga'o, and gàõ

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Vietic *r-koːʔ (husked rice), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *rk(aw)ʔ (husked rice). Cognate with Muong cảo, Khmer អង្ករ (ʼɑngkɑɑ, uncooked, dehusked rice), Khasi khaw, Chong rəkʰəw and Gata' rekoˀ ("uncooked rice"). According to Sagart (2003), Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ (rice), whence Thai ข้าว (kâao), Lao ເຂົ້າ (khao), ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), was borrowed from Austroasiatic.

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  • (North Central Vietnam) cấu
  • (North Central Vietnam) gấu

Noun

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gạo (𥺊, 𥽌, 𬖰)

  1. dehusked, uncooked rice
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Vietic *-kaːwʔ (cotton tree). Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *pkaaw ~ *pkaʔ (flower, blossom).

Noun

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(classifier cây) gạo (, , )

  1. cotton tree

Etymology 3

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Adjective

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gạo

  1. engrossed in studies
    học gạoto study without attention to anything else
    • 1972, Từ Kế Tường, chapter 1, in Đường phượng bay, Thư Trung:
      – Tôi lười học lắm, tôi không ở nhà để gạo bài như Thục tưởng đâu.
      "I'm very lazy when it comes to studying; I'm not home to completely focus on my lessons as you believe."

Etymology 4

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Noun

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gạo

  1. cyst such as those in Cysticerus cellulosae or those caused by Myxosporea in fish
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