ท่า

See also: ทา and ท้า

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ท่า d ˋ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	tâa
	Royal Institute	tha
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰaː˥˩/(R)
Homophones edit		ถ้า
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Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *daːᴮ (“river”). Cognate with Isan ท่า, Lao ທ່າ (thā), Northern Thai ᨴ᩵ᩤ, Khün ᨴ᩵ᩤ, Lü ᦑᦱᧈ (taa¹), Shan တႃႈ (tāa, “pier; shallow place in water”), Tai Nüa ᥖᥣ (taa), Zhuang dah (“river”).

Noun

ท่า • (tâa)

1. port; pier; quay.

Derived terms

• ท่าเรือ (tâa-rʉʉa)

Etymology 2

Noun

ท่า • (tâa)

1. posture; gesture.

Derived terms

• ท่าทาง (tâa-taang)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *tʰaːꟲ¹ (“to wait”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳ᩶ᩣ, Khün ᨳ᩶ᩣ, Isan ถ้า or ถ่า, Lao ຖ້າ (thā), Lü ᦏᦱᧉ (ṫhaa²), Shan ထႃႈ (thāa), Phake ထႃ (thā), Ahom 𑜌𑜠 (tha), 𑜌𑜡 (thā), or 𑜌𑜡𑜠 (thāa).

Alternative forms

• *ถ้า (tâa) — obsolete

Verb

ท่า • (tâa)

1. to wait.

Derived terms

• คอยท่า
• รอท่า