"kao" has different meanings depending on the tone of your voice and the context. Tones are typically illustrated this way:
^ falling tone
˅ rising tone
ˊ high tone
ˋ low tone
Notice the slight difference in spellings in the Thai which indicate different tones. The word for rice is a very important Thai word which can also be used for 'food' in general.
kȃo ข้าว rice
kȃo เข้า to enter
kǎo ขาว white
káo เขว he/she/they
kào ข‘าว news
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