ໂຕ

Lao

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [toː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [toː˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ໂຕ
  • Rhymes: -oː

Etymology 1

Compare Lü ᦷᦎ (ṫo), Thai โต (dtoo).

Adjective

ໂຕ • (tō) (abstract noun ຄວາມໂຕ)

  1. big
See also

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Chinese 頭 (OC *[m-t]ˁo). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩫ᩠ᩅ, Thai ตัว (dtuua), Lü ᦷᦎ (ṫo), Tai Dam ꪶꪔ, Shan တူဝ် (tǒ), Ahom 𑜄𑜥 (tū) or 𑜄𑜤 (tu), Zhuang duz, Saek ทั๊ว and Khmer តួ (tuə). Compare also Japanese 頭 (tō, “counter for certain animals”).

Classifier

ໂຕ • (tō)

  1. of animals, clothing, furniture, playing cards

Pronoun

ໂຕ • (tō)

  1. (informal) a second person pronoun, used to address a person of equal or lower status.
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