Northern Pwo

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Thai โต๊ะ (dtó).

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Noun

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โต๊ะ (tóʼ)

  1. table

Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicโต๊ะ
o t ˊ a
RomanizationPaiboondtó
Royal Instituteto
(standard) IPA(key)/toʔ˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Teochew (doh4, table; desk). Cognate with Lao ໂຕະ (to), Khmer តុ (tok).

Noun

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โต๊ะ (dtó) (classifier ตัว or โต๊ะ)

  1. table; desk.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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โต๊ะ (dtó) (classifier ใบ or ลูก)

  1. (dialect) Alternative form of โตก (dtòok)
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Etymology 3

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Semi-learned borrowing from Malay tok (grandfather) or from clipping of Malay datuk (grandfather, also used as a title of distinction), from which Thai ดะโต๊ะ is derived.

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โต๊ะ (dtó)

  1. (Islam) used as a respectful term of address or title.
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