ໂຕ

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [toː˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [toː˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ໂຕ
• Rhymes: -oː

Etymology 1

Compare Lü ᦷᦎ (ṫo), Thai โต (dtoo).

Adjective

ໂຕ • (tō) (abstract noun ຄວາມໂຕ)

1. big

See also

• ໃຫຍ່ (nyai)
• ກຶດ (kưt)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Chinese 頭 (OC *[m-t]ˁo). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩫ᩠ᩅ, Thai ตัว (dtuua), Lü ᦷᦎ (ṫo), Tai Dam ꪶꪔ, Shan တူဝ် (tǒ), Ahom 𑜄𑜥 (tū) or 𑜄𑜤 (tu), Zhuang duz, Saek ทั๊ว and Khmer តួ (tuə). Compare also Japanese 頭 (tō, “counter for certain animals”).

Classifier

ໂຕ • (tō)

1. of animals, clothing, furniture, playing cards

Pronoun

ໂຕ • (tō)

1. (informal) a second person pronoun, used to address a person of equal or lower status.

See also

Lao personal pronouns
	Singular			Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Formal	ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya), ຜູ້ຂ້າ (phū khā)	ທ່ານ (thān)	ເພິ່ນ (phœn), ຂ້າເຈົ້າ (khā chao)	ພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍ (phūakkhān ʼa nya)	ພວກທ່ານ (phūakthān)	ພວກເພິ່ນ (phūakphœn), ຂ້າເຈົ້າ (khā chao)
Common	ເຮົາ (hao) ຂ້ອຍ (khǭi)	ເຈົ້າ (chao)	ເຂົາ (khao)	ເຮົາ (hao), ພວກເຮົາ (phūak hao) ພວກຂ້ອຍ (phūakkhǭi)	ພວກເຈົ້າ (phūakchao)	ພວກເຂົາ (phūakkhao) ພວກລາວ (phūaklāo)
Informal		ໂຕ (tō)	ລາວ (lāo)
Vulgar	ກູ (kū)	ມຶງ (mưng)	ມັນ (man)	N/A