ទូ

See also: ទ, ទី, ទៅ, ទះ, ទា, and ទេ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ទូ dū WT romanisation tuu (standard) IPA(key) /tuː/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Vietnamese tủ (“chest”), from Thai ตู้ (dtûu, “cabinet”), from Teochew 櫥／橱 (du5). Compare Lao ຕູ້ (tū).

Noun

ទូ • (tuu)

1. cabinet, closet, cupboard, wardrobe
2. compartment (in a train)
3. boxcar (railroad)

Derived terms

• ទូទឹកកក (tuu tɨk kɑɑk, “refrigerator”)
• ទូសៀវភៅ (tuu siəwphɨw)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chinese 賭／赌 (dǔ, “bet”).

Noun

ទូ • (tuu)

1. amount of a bet, stake, wager

Etymology 3

Noun

ទូ • (tuu)

1. pall (cloth used to cover a casket)

Etymology 4

Compare Thai ทั่ว (tûua). Also appears as ទួ (tuə).

Adverb

ទូ • (tuu)

1. (in compounds only) all over, general

Derived terms

• ទូទ័រ (tuutɔə)
• ទូទឹម (tuutɨm)
• ទូទៅ (tuu tɨw)
• ទូទាំង (tuu tĕəng)