Thai

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Etymology

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Compare Northern Thai ᨳ᩶ᩣ, Lao ຖ້າ (thā), Shan ထႃႈ (thāa), Tai Dam ꪖ꫁ꪱ, Southern Thai ท้า.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicถ้า
tʰ ˆ ā
RomanizationPaiboontâa
Royal Institutetha
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaː˥˩/(R)

Conjunction

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ถ้า (tâa)

  1. if.
    ถ้าหิวก็กิน
    tâa hǐu gɔ̂ gin
    If [you] are hungry, just eat.