ຕຸກກະຕາ

Lao edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from Old Khmer តុក្តរ៑ (tuktar), តុក្តរ (tuktara, doll). Cognate with Khmer តុក្កតា (tokkaʼtaa), Thai ตุ๊กตา (dtúk-gà-dtaa).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [tuk̚˧˥.ka(ʔ˧˥).taː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [tuk̚˩˨.ka(ʔ˩˨).taː˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຕຸກ-ກະ-ຕາ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun edit

ຕຸກກະຕາ (tuk ka tā)

  1. doll