gạo
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
gạo means dehusked; uncooked rice.
Meanings of gạo in English
Noun
- dehusked, uncooked rice
Noun
- kapok tree (Bombax ceiba)
Adjective
- engrossed in studies
- học gạoto study without attention to anything else
Noun
- cyst (such as those in cysticercus cellulosae of Taenia solium or those caused by Myxosporea)
Words with gạo
Example sentences with gạo
- Gạo này đã bị nhiễm độc asen. This rice is contaminated by arsenic.
- Tôi thích gạo. I like rice.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, gạo could be written as 杲, 㫧, 𥺊, 𥽌. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *r-koːʔ (“husked rice”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ (“husked rice”). Cognate with Muong cảo, Khmer អង្ករ (ʼɑɑʼɑngkɑɑ, “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.
Frequently asked questions
What does gạo mean in English?
gạo (noun) means "dehusked; uncooked rice".
How do you pronounce gạo?
IPA: Hanoi [ɣaːw˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ɣaːw˨˩˨]. Tones: gạo — heavy tone (nặng).