ก่อ

Northern Thai

Etymology 1

Noun

ก่อ

  1. Channa micropeltes, a type of fish

Etymology 2

Particle

ก่อ

  1. used at the end of yes-no questions

Thai

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicก่อ
k ˋ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboongɔ̀ɔ
Royal Instituteko
(standard) IPA(key)/kɔː˨˩/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *koːᴮ (“to build”). Cognate with Lao ກໍ່ (kǭ), Shan ၵေႃႇ (kòa), Ahom 𑜀𑜦𑜡 (koo).

Verb

ก่อ • (gɔ̀ɔ) (abstract noun การก่อ)

  1. to build; to set
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

ก่อ • (gɔ̀ɔ)

  1. many trees of the family Fagaceae

Etymology 3

Compare Lü [Term?] (“curled”).

Adjective

ก่อ • (gɔ̀ɔ)

  1. curled; crouched (because of coldness)
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