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kâoverb

enter

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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1v.

to enter; come in; go in; move inward; reach; approach; arrive; get tocurated

2adv.

used to indicate an increasing degreewiktionary

3adv.

together; altogetherwiktionary

4v.

to includewiktionary

5v.

to insert; mix; minglewiktionary

6v.

to match; fit togetherwiktionary

7v.

to start school, work, or a similar activitywiktionary

Less common senses (1)
8n.

obsolete form of ข้าว, meaning ricewiktionary

In the readings

real sentences, spoken by real voices

Built from

From Proto-Tai *χawꟲ (“to enter”). Cognate with Lao ເຂົ້າ (khao), Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lü ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪄ꫁ꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥑᥝᥲ (xàw), Shan ၶဝ်ႈ (khāo), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw), 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow), 𑜁𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khaww) or 𑜁𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khoww), Nùng khàu, Bouyei hauc, Zhuang haeuj. See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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