ตัว
See also: ตั๋ว
Contents
ThaiEdit
EtymologyEdit
Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩫ᩠ᩅ, Lao ໂຕ (tō) or ຕົວ (tūa), Lü ᦷᦎ (ṫo), Tai Dam ꪶꪔ, Shan တူဝ် (tǒ), Ahom 𑜄𑜥 (tuu) or 𑜄𑜤 (tu), Zhuang duz, Saek ทั๊ว. Compare Khmer តួ (tuə).
PronunciationEdit
Orthographic/Phonemic | ตัว t ạ w |
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Romanization | Paiboon | dtuua |
Royal Institute | tua | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /tua̯˧/ |
ClassifierEdit
ตัว • (dtuua)
- Classifier for animals and certain objects. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
Usage notesEdit
- The classifier may be applied to humans colloquially, humorously, sarcastically, or derogatorily. But this is generally deemed offensive.
NounEdit
ตัว • (dtuua)
PronounEdit
ตัว • (dtuua)
Usage notesEdit
- In childish usage, the second person pronoun is used with the first person pronoun เขา (kǎo).