khảo

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːw˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːw˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaːw˨˩˦] ~ [xaːw˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 考.

Verb

khảo

(only in compounds) to test

Derived terms

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

Sino-Vietnamese word from 拷.

Verb

khảo

(only in compounds) to torture

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