ᨲᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ

Northern Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *tawᴮ¹ (“turtle”), from Proto-Tai *tawᴮ (“turtle”). Cognate with Thai เต่า (dtào), Lao ເຕົ່າ (tao), Lü ᦎᧁᧈ (ṫaw¹), Shan တဝ်ႇ (tào), Tai Nüa ᥖᥝᥱ (tǎw), Ahom 𑜄𑜧 (taw).

Pronunciation

Orthographicᨲᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ
Phonemicเต่า
e t ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboondtào
Royal Institutetao
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/taw˨˩/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/taw˩˩/

Noun

ᨲᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ • (tao)

  1. turtle; tortoise.
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