เฒ่า
Thai
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editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Tai *crawꟲ (“senior”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨰᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ or ᨳᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lao ເຖົ້າ (thao), Lü ᦏᧁᧉ (ṫhaw²), Shan ထဝ်ႈ (thāo), Ahom 𑜌𑜧 (thaw) or 𑜌𑜨𑜧 (thow).
Pronunciation
editOrthographic | เฒ่า e ɖʰ ˋ ā | |
Phonemic | เท่า e d ˋ ā | |
Romanization | Paiboon | tâo |
Royal Institute | thao | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /tʰaw˥˩/(R) | |
Homophones | เถ้า เท่า |
Adjective
editเฒ่า • (tâo) (abstract noun ความเฒ่า)
- aged, very old.