แถว

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		แถว æ tʰ w
Phonemic {Short}		แถ็ว æ tʰ ˘ w
Romanization	Paiboon	tɛ̌o
	Royal Institute	thaeo
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰɛw˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

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Noun

แถว • (tɛ̌o)

1. area; locality; vicinity.

   แถวนี้มีไปรษณีย์ไหม

   tɛ̌o níi mii bprai-sà-nii mǎi

   Is there a post office in this area?

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 條 (MC dew, “strip”). Cognate with Isan แถว or แทว, Lao ແຖວ (thǣu) or ແທວ (thǣu), Khün ᨳᩯ᩠ᩅ or ᨴᩯ᩠ᩅ, Lü ᦶᦏᧁ (ṫhaew), Shan ထႅဝ် (thěao) or တႅဝ်း (téao), Tai Nüa ᥗᥦᥝᥴ (tháew), Phake ထိဝ် (thiw), Ahom 𑜌𑜧 (thaw), 𑜌𑜢𑜈𑜫 (thiw), or 𑜌𑜨𑜧 (thow).

Noun

แถว • (tɛ̌o)

1. column; line; row.