Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *tawᴮ¹ (turtle), from Proto-Tai *tawᴮ (turtle). Cognate with Thai เต่า (dtào), Northern Thai ᨲᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ (tao), ᦎᧁᧈ (ṫaw¹), Shan တဝ်ႇ (tào), Tai Nüa ᥖᥝᥱ (tǎw), Ahom 𑜄𑜧 (taw).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [taw˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [taw˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ເຕົ່າ
  • Rhymes: -aw

Noun edit

ເຕົ່າ (tao) (classifier ໂຕ)

  1. turtle; tortoise.