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Lao
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *kawᴮ (“old (of non-living things)”), from Middle Chinese 故 (MC kuH, “old”). Cognate with Thai เก่า (gào), Lü ᦂᧁᧈ (k̇aw¹), Tai Dam ꪹꪀ꪿ꪱ, Shan ၵဝ်ႇ (kào), Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw), Zhuang gaeuq.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ເກົ່າ
- Rhymes: -aw
Adjective
ເກົ່າ • (kao) (abstract noun ຄວາມເກົ່າ)
- old (of objects)
- former, previous
Derived terms