gạo

See also: gao, GAO, gáo, gào, gāo, gǎo, ga'o, and gàõ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaːw˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaːw˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣaːw˨˩˨]
• (Quảng Nam) IPA^(key): [ɣoː˨˩ʔ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *r-koːʔ (“husked rice”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *rk(aw)ʔ (“husked rice”). Cognate with Muong cảo, Khmer អង្ករ (ʼɑngkɑɑ, “uncooked, dehusked rice”), Khasi khaw, Chong rəkʰəw and Gata' rekoˀ ("uncooked rice"). According to Sagart (2003), Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ (“rice”), whence Thai ข้าว (kâao), Lao ເຂົ້າ (khao), Lü ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), was borrowed from Austroasiatic.

Alternative forms

• (North Central Vietnam) cấu
• (North Central Vietnam) gấu

Noun

gạo • (𥺊, 𥽌, 𬖰)

1. dehusked, uncooked rice

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bánh gạo
• gạo cội
• gạo lật
• gạo lứt
• gạo nếp
• gạo rằn
• gạo tẻ
• lúa gạo
• mụn gạo
• thóc gạo

 

See also

• cơm; lúa; nếp

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *-kaːwʔ (“cotton tree”). Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *pkaaw ~ *pkaʔ (“flower, blossom”).

Noun

(classifier cây) gạo • (槹, 檤, 檰)

1. cotton tree

Etymology 3

Adjective

gạo

1. engrossed in studies

   học gạo ― to study without attention to anything else

   • 1972, Từ Kế Tường, chapter 1, in Đường phượng bay, Thư Trung:

     – Tôi lười học lắm, tôi không ở nhà để gạo bài như Thục tưởng đâu.

     "I'm very lazy when it comes to studying; I'm not home to completely focus on my lessons as you believe."

Etymology 4

Noun

gạo

1. cyst such as those in Cysticerus cellulosae or those caused by Myxosporea in fish

Derived terms

Derived terms

• gạo lợn