gạo

See also: gao, GAO, gáo, gào, gāo, gǎo, ga'o, and gàõ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaːw˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaːw˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣaːw˨˩˨]
(Quảng Nam) IPA^(key): [ɣoː˨˩ʔ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *-kaːwʔ (“cotton tree”). Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *pkaaw ~ *pkaʔ (“flower, blossom”).

Noun

(classifier cây) gạo • (槹, 檤, 檰)

cotton tree

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *r-koːʔ (“rice”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *rk[aw]ʔ (“husked rice”). Cognate with Muong cảo, Khmer អង្ករ (ʼɑngkɑɑ, “uncooked, dehusked rice”), Khasi khaw, Chong rəkʰəw and Gata' rekoˀ ("uncooked rice"). According to Sagart (2003), Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ (“rice”), whence Thai ข้าว (kâao), Lao ເຂົ້າ (khao), Lü ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), was borrowed from Austroasiatic.

Alternative forms

(North Central Vietnam) cấu
(North Central Vietnam) gấu

Noun

gạo • (𥺊, 𥽌, 𬖰)

uncooked, dehusked rice (non-glutinous)

See also

Derived terms

bánh gạo
gạo cội
gạo lật
gạo lứt
gạo nếp
gạo rằn
gạo tẻ
lúa gạo
mụn gạo
thóc gạo

See also

cơm; lúa; nếp

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