ถั่ว

Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *tʰuəᴮ¹, from Middle Chinese (MC duwH, “bean”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳ᩠ᩅᩫ᩵, Khün ᨳ᩠ᩅᩫ᩵, Lao ຖົ່ວ (thūa), ᦷᦏᧈ (ṫho¹), Tai Dam ꪖ꪿ꪺ (thua2), Tai Dón ꪖꪺꫀ (tho2), Shan ထူဝ်ႇ (thò), Tai Nüa ᥗᥨᥝᥱ (thǒw), Phake ထုဝ် (thuw), Ahom 𑜌𑜥 (thū) (as in 𑜉𑜀𑜫𑜌𑜥 (makthū)).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicถั่ว
tʰ ạ ˋ w
RomanizationPaiboontùua
Royal Institutethua
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰua̯˨˩/(R)

Noun

ถั่ว • (tùua)

  1. legume; bean; pea; nut.

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • ถั่ว” 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.