တဝ်

Khamti

Etymology

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

တ︀ဝ︀် (transliteration needed)

1. turtle; tortoise.

Shan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taw˨˦/
• Rhymes: -aw

Etymology 1

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

Noun

တဝ် • (tǎo)

1. stove; kiln.

Etymology 2

Verb

တဝ် • (tǎo) (abstract noun လွင်ႈတဝ်)

1. to stir.

Etymology 3

Verb

တဝ် • (tǎo) (abstract noun လွင်ႈတဝ်)

1. to seek.