ตาขอ

Thai

Etymology

From an element ตา (dtaa), possibly invoking the "eye, knot" sense, + ขอ (kɔ̌ɔ, “hook”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicตาขอ
t ā kʰ ɒ
Phonemic
ตา-ขอ
t ā – kʰ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboondtaa-kɔ̌ɔ
Royal Instituteta-kho
(standard) IPA(key)/taː˧.kʰɔː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ตาขอ • (dtaa-kɔ̌ɔ)

  1. hook, long-handled hook, gaff

Further reading

  • “ตาขอ” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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