khâaw – rice
khǎaw – white
khàaw – news
khaaw – the bad smell that comes from rotten fish or blood (seriously)
khâw – enter
khǎw – mountain
kháw – he or she
khàw – knee
There’s also, with more of a “gk” sound,
kǎw – slang term for skilled
kàw – old
kaw – to scratch
This reminds me of the Ogden Nash poem:
The one-l lama,
He’s a priest.
The two-l llama,
He’s a beast.
And I will bet
A silk pajama
There isn’t any
Three-l lllama.
COHN17 