See also: เทา and เท่า

Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare Lao ເທົ້າ (thao), Northern Thai ᨴᩮᩢ᩶ᩤ, Khün ᨴᩮᩢ᩶ᩤ, ᦑᧁᧉ (taw²), Shan တဝ်ႉ (tâ̰o), Zuojiang Zhuang taeux.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเท้า
e d ˆ ā
Phonemic
ท้าว
d ˆ ā w
RomanizationPaiboontáao
Royal Institutethao
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaːw˦˥/(R)
Homophonesท้าว

Noun

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เท้า (táao)

  1. (anatomy, polite) (classifer ข้าง or คู่) foot: the terminal part of the leg.
  2. (dated) leg: tall, slender support for a piece of furniture.

Synonyms

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anatomy

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Verb

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เท้า (táao) (abstract noun การเท้า)

  1. to lean on; to rest on; to be supported.
  2. to support.
  3. to refer to.