Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1v.
deliver a speechlexitron
2v.
make a speechlexitron
3v.
to express in words: to declare, to mention, to say, to speak, to tell, etc(formal)wiktionary
4v.
to sing(archaic)wiktionary
5v.
to propose: to make a marriage offer(archaic)wiktionary
6v.
to marry; to wed(archaic)wiktionary
Built from
From Middle Chinese 告 (MC kawH|kowk, “to report”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩵ᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lao ກ່າວ (kāo), Lü ᦂᦱᧁᧈ (k̇aaw¹), Shan ၵၢဝ်ႇ (kàao), Ahom 𑜀𑜈𑜫 (kaw), 𑜀𑜨𑜧 (kow) or 𑜀𑜨𑜈𑜫 (kow), Zuojiang Zhuang gauq, Zhuang gauq. Compare Phake က︀ွ် (kaw, “to ask for help from a supernatural power”).