khàu

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See also: khau, kháu, khảu, khâu, khấu, and khẩu

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of khàu – see 哭 (“to weep; to cry; to wail”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 哭).

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰɑu³¹/
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Adjective

khàu

  1. (Patsho) spongy
    Jütha tshokü khau khau nye.
    My bed is very spongy.

Nùng

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *χawꟲ (“to enter”). Cognate with Thai เข้า (kâo), Lao ເຂົ້າ (khao), Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lü ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪄ꫁ꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥑᥝᥲ (xàw), Shan ၶဝ်ႈ (khāo), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw), 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow), 𑜁𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khaww) or 𑜁𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khoww), Bouyei hauc, Zhuang haeuj.

Verb

khàu

  1. (transitive) to enter

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ (“rice”), from Austroasiatic (Sagart, 2003), compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *rkʔ (“husked rice”). Cognate with Thai ข้าว (kâao), Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ (xao), Isan เข่า or เข้า, Southern Thai ค้าว, Lao ເຂົ້າ (khao), Lü ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪄ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၶဝ်ႈ (khāo), Tai Nüa ᥑᥝᥲ (xàw), Phake ၵွ် (khaw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw), 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow), Burmese ကောက် (kauk) or 𑜁𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khaww), Zhuang haeux, Saek เกฺา.

Noun

khàu

  1. rice
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