តួ
Khmer
editPronunciation
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Etymology 1
editUltimately from Chinese 頭 (OC *[m-t]ˁo). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩫ᩠ᩅ, Thai ตัว (dtuua), Lao ໂຕ (tō) or ຕົວ (tūa), Lü ᦷᦎ (ṫo), Tai Dam ꪶꪔ, Shan တူဝ် (tǒ), Ahom 𑜄𑜥 (tū) or 𑜄𑜤 (tu), Zhuang duz, Saek ทั๊ว. Compare also Japanese 頭 (tō, “counter for certain animals”).
Noun
editតួ • (tuə)
Classifier
editតួ • (tuə)
- classifier for letters of the alphabet, vehicle bodies, or characters in a play
- classifier for animals, fish, insects
- (dialect, Surin) classifier for tables, chairs, and articles of clothing
Derived terms
edit- ដើរតួ (daə tuə)
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Teochew 單/单 (duan1, “slip, bill, note”). Cognate with Thai ตั๋ว (dtǔua).
Noun
editតួ • (tuə)