เกา

See also: เก่า and เก้า

Thai

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicเกา
e k ā
RomanizationPaiboongao
Royal Institutekao
(standard) IPA(key)/kaw˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *kawᴬ (“to scratch”). Cognate with Lao ເກົາ (kao), Zhuang gaeu.

Verb

เกา • (gao) (abstract noun การเกา)

  1. to scratch.

Etymology 2

From clipping of เกาหลี (gao-lǐi, “Korea”).

Proper noun

เกา • (gao)

  1. (slang) Korea; Korean.

Noun

เกา • (gao)

  1. (slang) Korean.

Urak Lawoi'

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSu (“you, your”); compare Malay kau, Maranao kaw, Tagalog ikaw.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaw/, [kʌw]

Pronoun

เกา (kaw)

  1. you (singular)
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