တဝ်

Khamti edit

Etymology edit

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

Compare Proto-Be *ɗuːᴮꟲ¹.

Noun edit

တ︀ဝ︀် (transliteration needed)

turtle; tortoise.

Shan edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /taw˨˦/
Rhymes: -aw

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Chinese 陶 (MC yew|daw). Cognate with Thai เตา (dtao).

Noun edit

တဝ် • (tǎo)

stove; kiln.

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

တဝ် • (tǎo) (abstract noun လွင်ႈတဝ်)

to stir.

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

တဝ် • (tǎo) (abstract noun လွင်ႈတဝ်)

to seek.

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