ເກົ່າ

See also: ເກົ້າ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kawᴮ (“old (of non-living things)”), from Middle Chinese 故 (MC kuH, “old”). Cognate with Thai เก่า (gào), Lü ᦂᧁᧈ (k̇aw¹), Tai Dam ꪹꪀ꪿ꪱ, Shan ၵဝ်ႇ (kào), Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw), Zhuang gaeuq.

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kaw˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kaw˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ເກົ່າ
  • Rhymes: -aw

Adjective

ເກົ່າ • (kao) (abstract noun ຄວາມເກົ່າ)

  1. old (of objects)
  2. former, previous

Derived terms
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