Khamti

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Etymology

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

Compare Proto-Be *ɗuːᴮꟲ¹.

Noun

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တ︀ဝ︀် (transliteration needed)

  1. turtle; tortoise.

Shan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Chinese (MC yew|daw). Cognate with Thai เตา (dtao).

Noun

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တဝ် (tǎo)

  1. stove; kiln.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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တဝ် (tǎo) (abstract noun လွင်ႈတဝ်)

  1. to stir.

Etymology 3

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Verb

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တဝ် (tǎo) (abstract noun လွင်ႈတဝ်)

  1. to seek.