เขา

Thai

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Orthographicเขา
eā
Phonemicเขา
eā
[childish]
เค้า
egˆā
RomanizationPaiboonkǎokáo
Royal Institutekhaokhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˩˩˦//kʰaw˦˥/

Pronoun

เขา (kǎo)

  1. he; she; they.
  2. (childish) I; oneself.
Usage notes
  • The third person pronoun can be used specifically or nonspecifically, such as "เขาว่า..." (kǎo wâa...; "they say...").
  • The first person pronoun is usually used with the second person pronoun ตัวเอง (dtuua-eeng) or เตง (dteeng).

Noun

เขา (kǎo)

  1. (figuratively) one who is not on someone's part or side or is not a member of someone's group, entity, etc.
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • แบ่งเขาแบ่งเรา

Etymology 2

Possibly borrowed from Middle Chinese (MC kʰɨu, “mountain”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเขา
eā
RomanizationPaiboonkǎo
Royal Institutekhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˩˩˦/

Noun

เขา (kǎo)

  1. hill; mountain.
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Proto-Tai *qawᴬ (horn). Cognate to Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢᩣ, Lao ເຂົາ (khao), ᦃᧁ (ẋaw), Shan ၶဝ် (khǎw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw) or 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเขา
eā
RomanizationPaiboonkǎo
Royal Institutekhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˩˩˦/

Noun

เขา (kǎo)

  1. horn; antler.
See also
See also

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเขา
eā
RomanizationPaiboonkǎo
Royal Institutekhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˩˩˦/

Noun

เขา (kǎo)

  1. (นก~) any of various birds of the family Columbidae, including doves and pigeons.

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเขา
eā
RomanizationPaiboonkǎo
Royal Institutekhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˩˩˦/

Noun

เขา (kǎo)

  1. (somewhat archaic) climber; creeper; vine.
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