"ເຄົ້າ" meaning in Lao

See ເຄົ້າ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kʰaw˥˨] (note: Vientiane), [kʰaw˧˦] (note: Luang Prabang) Forms: khao [romanization]
Rhymes: -aw Head templates: {{lo-noun}} ເຄົ້າ • (khao)
  1. origin; beginning; primary cause.
    Sense id: en-ເຄົ້າ-lo-noun-wMFRZvMR Categories (other): Lao entries with incorrect language header, Lao nouns classified by ໂຕ, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Birds Disambiguation of Lao entries with incorrect language header: 34 20 3 26 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Lao nouns classified by ໂຕ: 18 17 11 19 11 14 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 6 25 6 14 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 20 3 27 3 15 3 Disambiguation of Birds: 25 16 2 22 2 13 21
  2. relic of past ages.
    Sense id: en-ເຄົ້າ-lo-noun-Aea4Pm2A Categories (other): Lao nouns classified by ໂຕ, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Birds Disambiguation of Lao nouns classified by ໂຕ: 18 17 11 19 11 14 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 6 25 6 14 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 20 3 27 3 15 3 Disambiguation of Birds: 25 16 2 22 2 13 21
  3. trace.
    Sense id: en-ເຄົ້າ-lo-noun-nWml~S~H Categories (other): Lao nouns classified by ໂຕ Disambiguation of Lao nouns classified by ໂຕ: 18 17 11 19 11 14 11
  4. founder.
    Sense id: en-ເຄົ້າ-lo-noun-FKYYTb-0 Categories (other): Lao nouns classified by ໂຕ, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Birds Disambiguation of Lao nouns classified by ໂຕ: 18 17 11 19 11 14 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 6 25 6 14 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 20 3 27 3 15 3 Disambiguation of Birds: 25 16 2 22 2 13 21
  5. structure.
    Sense id: en-ເຄົ້າ-lo-noun-25M9nZHX Categories (other): Lao nouns classified by ໂຕ Disambiguation of Lao nouns classified by ໂຕ: 18 17 11 19 11 14 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [kʰaw˥˨] (note: Vientiane), [kʰaw˧˦] (note: Luang Prabang) Forms: khao [romanization]
Rhymes: -aw Head templates: {{lo-noun}} ເຄົ້າ • (khao)
  1. bank or banker in a gambling game
    Sense id: en-ເຄົ້າ-lo-noun-63njGneM Categories (other): Lao nouns classified by ໂຕ, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Birds Disambiguation of Lao nouns classified by ໂຕ: 18 17 11 19 11 14 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 6 25 6 14 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 20 3 27 3 15 3 Disambiguation of Birds: 25 16 2 22 2 13 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [kʰaw˥˨] (note: Vientiane), [kʰaw˧˦] (note: Luang Prabang) Forms: khao [romanization], ໂຕ [classifier]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: From Proto-Tai *ɡawꟲ (“owl”). Cognate with Thai เค้า (káo), Shan ၵဝ်ႉ (kâ̰o), Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw). Etymology templates: {{inh|lo|tai-pro|*ɡawꟲ||owl}} Proto-Tai *ɡawꟲ (“owl”), {{cog|th|เค้า}} Thai เค้า (káo), {{cog|shn|ၵဝ်ႉ}} Shan ၵဝ်ႉ (kâ̰o), {{cog|aho|𑜀𑜧}} Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw) Head templates: {{lo-noun|ໂຕ}} ເຄົ້າ • (khao) (classifier ໂຕ)
  1. (ນົກ~) owl.
    Sense id: en-ເຄົ້າ-lo-noun-aREeXVGq Categories (other): Lao nouns classified by ໂຕ, Birds Disambiguation of Lao nouns classified by ໂຕ: 18 17 11 19 11 14 11 Disambiguation of Birds: 25 16 2 22 2 13 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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  "lang": "Lao",
  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "34 20 3 26 3 10 3",
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        "relic of past ages."
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      "glosses": [
        "trace."
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      "id": "en-ເຄົ້າ-lo-noun-nWml~S~H",
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          "trace"
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          "_dis": "28 20 3 27 3 15 3",
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "25 16 2 22 2 13 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "lo",
          "name": "Birds",
          "orig": "lo:Birds",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "founder."
      ],
      "id": "en-ເຄົ້າ-lo-noun-FKYYTb-0",
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        [
          "founder",
          "founder"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "18 17 11 19 11 14 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lao nouns classified by ໂຕ",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "structure."
      ],
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          "structure",
          "structure"
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[kʰaw˥˨]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰaw˧˦]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aw"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "khao",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "18 17 11 19 11 14 11",
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          "_dis": "28 20 3 27 3 15 3",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "25 16 2 22 2 13 21",
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          "name": "Birds",
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          "parents": [],
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        "bank or banker in a gambling game"
      ],
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          "bank",
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          "banker"
        ]
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      "ipa": "[kʰaw˥˨]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰaw˧˦]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ເຄົ້າ"
}

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        "2": "tai-pro",
        "3": "*ɡawꟲ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "owl"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
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        "(ນົກ~) owl."
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      "ipa": "[kʰaw˧˦]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
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    {
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        "relic of past ages."
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        "founder."
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      "ipa": "[kʰaw˥˨]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
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      "note": "Luang Prabang"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-aw"
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  "word": "ເຄົ້າ"
}

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    "Lao lemmas",
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      "ipa": "[kʰaw˥˨]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
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      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aw"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "khao",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ໂຕ",
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
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    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ໂຕ"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    "ເຄົ້າ"
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  "lang": "Lao",
  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "owl."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ນົກ",
          "ນົກ#Lao"
        ],
        [
          "owl",
          "owl"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ນົກ~) owl."
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "[kʰaw˥˨]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰaw˧˦]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ເຄົ້າ"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ເຄົ້າ meaning in Lao (3.5kB)

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  ],
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  "trace": ""
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Lao dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-13 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (9c82c1c and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.