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Etymology 1

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Noun

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ตา (transliteration needed)

  1. maternal grandfather

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *da(ʔ) (duck).

Noun

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ตา (transliteration needed)

  1. duck
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Adjective

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ตา

  1. (demonstrative) Thai script form of , which is feminine nominative/accusative plural of (ta, those)
  2. (demonstrative) Thai script form of , which is feminine nominative/accusative plural of ตะ (ta, those)

Pronoun

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ตา f

  1. (demonstrative) Thai script form of (she)

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicตา
t ā
RomanizationPaiboondtaa
Royal Instituteta
(standard) IPA(key)/taː˧/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *taːᴬ (maternal grandfather).[1]

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Lao ຕາ (), ᦎᦱ (ṫaa), Shan တႃ (tǎa).

In Central Tai, cognate with Nong Zhuang daq (Guangnan dialect).[2]

In Northern Tai, cognate with Bouyei dal, Zhuang da.

In other Tai, cognate with Zuojiang Zhuang da as in gungqda (Longzhou, Ningming and Chongzuo dialects)[2] or dah as in gungzdah (Daxin dialect).[2]

Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔt₁aʔ (male elder)[3] (Old Khmer អ្តា, Khmer តា (taa)).

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ตา (dtaa) (classifier คน)

  1. maternal grandfather.
  2. man at or around the same age as one's maternal grandfather.
  3. (slang, derogatory, offensive) any old man.
  4. (colloquial) any man.
  5. used as a term of address to or title for any of the above-described.
  6. used as a term of reference to oneself by a maternal grandfather, a man at or around the same age as one's maternal grandfather, or any old man.
  7. (colloquial, endearing, somewhat dated) used as a term of address to or title for a boy or young man.
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tai *p.taːᴬ (eye).[4]

In Southwesten Tai, cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩣ, Lao ຕາ (), ᦎᦱ (ṫaa), Tai Dam ꪔꪱ, Shan တႃ (tǎa), Aiton တႃ (), Ahom 𑜄𑜠 (ta) or 𑜄𑜡 ().

In Central Tai, cognate with Nong Zhuang ta.[5]

In Northern Tai, cognate with Bouyei dal, Zhuang da.

In other Tai, cognate with Zuojiang Zhuang ha (Longzhou and Daxin dialects)[5] or ta as in makta etc. (Ningming and Chongzuo dialects).[5]

Possibly cognate with Proto-Austronesian *maCa (eye).[6]

Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui ndal, Southern Kam dal, Hlai [ʈʂʰaː¹] and Lingao [ɗa¹].

Compare Old Chinese (OC *taːʔ, “to see”).

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ตา (dtaa) (classifier ดวง or ตา)

  1. (anatomy) eye.
  2. (in combination) one who does something with an eye or the eyes, especially as a profession.
    ตากล้อง
    dtaa glɔ̂ng
    cameraman; photographer
    (literally) camera eye
  3. anything that is like an eye, as in terms of appearance or functions: hole; opening; aperture; etc.
  4. (botany) bud.
  5. sight; view; glimpse.
  6. time; turn; moment; occasion.
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References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 336
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Zhang, Junru (张 均如); et al. (1999) 壮语方言研究 [A Study of Zhuang Dialects] (in Chinese), Chengdu: Sichuan Ethnic Publishing House (四川民族出版社), page 655
  3. ^ This form was reconstructed by Shorto, Harry L.; (ed.) Sidwell, Paul et al. (2006) A Mon–Khmer Comparative Dictionary. Canberra:Australian National University, Pacific Linguistics, page 85
  4. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[2], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 323
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Zhang, Junru (张 均如); et al. (1999) 壮语方言研究 [A Study of Zhuang Dialects] (in Chinese), Chengdu: Sichuan Ethnic Publishing House (四川民族出版社), page 640
  6. ^ Ostapirat, Weera (2005) "Kra-dai and Austronesian: notes on phonological correspondences and vocabulary distribution" In Sagart, Laurent; et al. (eds.) The Peopling of East Asia, London; New York: RoutledgeCurzon, pages 111