เฒ่า

Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

(dated) เถ้า (tâo)

Etymology edit

From 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 edit

Orthographic		เฒ่า e ɖʰ ˋ ā
Phonemic		เท่า e d ˋ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	tâo
	Royal Institute	thao
(standard) IPA^(key)		/tʰaw˥˩/^(R)
Homophones edit		เถ้า เท่า

Adjective edit

เฒ่า • (tâo) (abstract noun ความเฒ่า)

aged, very old.

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