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ถือ

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Thai

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Etymology

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Compare Middle Chinese (MC tojH, “to carry on the head”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳᩨ, Lao ຖື (thư̄), ᦏᦹ (ṫhue), Khün ᨳᩨ, Nong Zhuang tw.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicถือ
tʰ ụ̄ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboontʉ̌ʉ
Royal Institutethue
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰɯː˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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ถือ (tʉ̌ʉ) (abstract noun การถือ)

  1. to hold, carry, or bear, with or as if with a hand.
  2. to wield; to handle.
  3. (of a status, position, title, etc) to hold; to have; to occupy.
  4. to have (in charge); to be in charge of.
  5. to take; to assume; to accept.
  6. (archaic) to take (a loan); to rent; to lease.
  7. to uphold; to support; to observe; to follow; to adhere (to).
  8. (of a religion, cult, belief, etc) to profess.
  9. to consider; to view; to deem.
  10. to consider offensive or inappropriate; to view as a taboo.

Derived terms

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