ถั่ว

Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *tʰuəᴮ¹, from Middle Chinese 豆 (MC duwH, “bean”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳ᩠ᩅᩫ᩵, Khün ᨳ᩠ᩅᩫ᩵, Lao ຖົ່ວ (thūa), Lü 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/Phonemic		ถั่ว tʰ ạ ˋ w
Romanization	Paiboon	tùua
	Royal Institute	thua
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰua̯˨˩/(R)

Noun

ถั่ว • (tùua)

1. legume; bean; pea; nut.

See also

• ลูก (lûuk)