khảo

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːw˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːw˧˨] ~ [xaːw˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰaːw˨˩˦] ~ [xaːw˨˩˦]
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Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 考.

Verb

khảo

  1. (only in compounds) to test
Derived terms
  • tham khảo (“to consult”)
  • khảo tra, khảo sát (“investigate”)
  • khảo nghiệm (“test, experiment”)
  • khảo hạch (“to test”)
  • khảo cứu (“to study, to research”)
  • tra khảo (“to examine”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 拷.

Verb

khảo

  1. (only in compounds) to torture

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