ເກົ້າ

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Lao

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ເກົ້າ
  • Rhymes: -aw

Etymology 1

Lao cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ເກົ້າ (kao)
    Ordinal : ທີ່ເກົ້າ (thī kao)

From Proto-Tai *kɤwꟲ (nine), from Middle Chinese (MC kjuwX, “nine”), from Old Chinese (OC *kuʔ), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d/s-kəw. Cognate with Thai เก้า (gâao), Northern Thai ᨠᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, ᦂᧁᧉ (k̇aw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪀ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၵဝ်ႈ (kāo), Tai Nüa ᥐᥝᥲ (kàw), Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw), Bouyei guz, Zhuang gouj, Saek กู̂.

Numeral

ເກົ້າ (kao)

  1. nine.
Coordinate terms

See also

Playing cards in Lao · ໄພ້ (phai) (layout · text)
ແອສ (ʼǣt) ຫຼື

ໜຶ່ງ (nưng), (1)

ສອງ (sǭng), (2) ສາມ (sām), (3) ສີ່ (), (4) ຫ້າ (), (5) ຫົກ (hok), (6) ເຈັດ (chet), (7)
ແປດ (pǣt), (8) ເກົ້າ (kao), (9) ສິບ (sip), ໑໐ (10) ແຈັກ (chæk) ຄວີນ (kha wīn) ຄິງ (khing) ໂຈກເກີ (chōk kœ̄), ໂຈກ (chōk)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *krawꟲ (head). Compare Proto-Austronesian *qulu, Chinese . Cognate with Thai เกล้า (glâao).

Noun

ເກົ້າ (kao)

  1. (rare) head.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Tai *klawꟲ (hair knot). Cognate with Thai เกล้า (glâao).

Noun

ເກົ້າ (kao)

  1. headhair.
  2. hair knot/bun.

Verb

ເກົ້າ (kao) (abstract noun ການເກົ້າ)

  1. to make a hair knot/bun.