ຂາວ

ຂາວ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *xaːwᴬ (“white”). Cognate with Thai ขาว (kǎao), Lü ᦃᦱᧁ (ẋaaw), Tai Dam ꪄꪱꪫ, Shan ၶၢဝ် (khǎaw), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥝᥴ (xaaw¹), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw) or 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow), Zhuang hau, Bouyei haaul, Saek ห่าว.

Adjective

ຂາວ • (khāo) (abstract noun ຄວາມຂາວ)

1. white

Derived terms

• ຄຳຂາວ (kham khāo, “platinum”)