ຂາວ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *xaːwᴬ (“white”). Cognate with Thai ขาว (kǎao), Northern Thai ᨡᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lü ᦃᦱᧁ (ẋaaw), Tai Dam ꪄꪱꪫ, Shan ၶၢဝ် (khǎao), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥝᥴ (xáaw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw) or 𑜁𑜧𑜨 (khawo), Zhuang hau, Bouyei haaul, Saek ห่าว.

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰaːw˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰaːw˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຂາວ
  • Rhymes: -aːw

Adjective

ຂາວ • (khāo) (abstract noun ຄວາມຂາວ)

  1. white

Derived terms

See also
Colors in Lao · ສີ (sī) (layout · text)
     Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)      ເທົາ (thao)      ດຳ (dam)
             ແດງ (dǣng)              ສົ້ມ (som), ເເສດ; ນ້ຳຕານ (nam tān)              ເຫຼືອງ (lư̄ang)
                          ຂຽວ (khiāu)             
                          ຟ້າ (fā)              ນ້ຳເງິນ (nam ngœn)
             ອິດ (ʼit); ຄາມ (khām)              ມ່ວງ (mūang)              ບົວ (būa)
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