khảo
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Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːw˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːw˧˨] ~ [xaːw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰaːw˨˩˦] ~ [xaːw˨˩˦]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)
Etymology 1[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 考.
Verb[edit]
khảo
- (only in compounds) to test
Derived terms[edit]
- tham khảo (“to consult”)
- khảo tra, khảo sát (“investigate”)
- khảo nghiệm (“test, experiment”)
- khảo hạch (“to test”)
- khảo cứu (“to study, to research”)
- tra khảo (“to examine”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 拷.
Verb[edit]
khảo
- (only in compounds) to torture