Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *gtooʔ (snail). Cognate with Semai tooq (snail).

Pronunciation

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  • (Kaw Kyaik, Myanmar) IPA(key): /taoʔ/[1]
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Noun

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တု (tu)

  1. snail slug.

References

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  1. ^ Shorto, H.L. (1962) “တု”, in A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.