เฒ่า
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Thai[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (dated) เถ้า (tâo)
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tai *crawꟲ (“senior”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨰᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ or ᨳᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lao ເຖົ້າ (thao), Lü ᦏᧁᧉ (ṫhaw²), Shan ထဝ်ႈ (thāo), Ahom 𑜌𑜧 (thaw) or 𑜌𑜨𑜧 (thow).
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic | เฒ่า e ɖʰ ˋ ā | |
| Phonemic | เท่า e d ˋ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | tâo |
| Royal Institute | thao | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰaw˥˩/(R) | |
| Homophones | เถ้า เท่า | |
Adjective[edit]
เฒ่า • (tâo) (abstract noun ความเฒ่า)
- aged, very old.