តួ
Khmer edit
Pronunciation edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Ultimately 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 edit
តួ • (tuə)
Classifier edit
តួ • (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 edit
Borrowed from Teochew 單/单 (duan1, “slip, bill, note”). Cognate with Thai ตั๋ว (dtǔua).
Noun edit
តួ • (tuə)