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ตอบ

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicตอบ
t ɒ ɓ
RomanizationPaiboondtɔ̀ɔp
Royal Institutetop
(standard) IPA(key)/tɔːp̚˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *tɔːpᴰ¹ᴸ (to answer), from Middle Chinese (MC top, “to answer; to reply”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩬᨷ, Lao ຕອບ (tǭp), ᦎᦸᧇ (ṫoab), Tai Dam ꪔꪮꪚ, Shan တွပ်ႇ (tàup), Phake တွပ် (top), Ahom 𑜄𑜨𑜆𑜫 (top).

Verb

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ตอบ (dtɔ̀ɔp) (abstract noun การตอบ)

  1. to counter (with same action)
  2. to solve
  3. to answer
  4. to reply
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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ตอบ (dtɔ̀ɔp) (abstract noun การตอบ)

  1. to be sunken, hollow (of cheeks)
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Further reading

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  • ตอบ” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.