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Etymology

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Compare Middle Chinese (MC tojH, “to carry on the head”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳᩨ, Thai ถือ (tʉ̌ʉ), ᦏᦹ (ṫhue), Khün ᨳᩨ, Nong Zhuang tw.

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [tʰɯː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [tʰɯː˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຖື
  • Rhymes: -ɯː

Verb

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ຖື (thư̄) (abstract noun ການຖື)

  1. to handle, to carry