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เต๋า

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See also: เตา, เต่า, and เต้า

Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicเต๋า
e t ˇ ā
RomanizationPaiboondtǎo
Royal Institutetao
(standard) IPA(key)/taw˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

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Compare Lao ເຕົ໋າ (tao).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Is this borrowed from Chinese? The usage of the "mai chattawa" tone marker suggests this is likely. Note similarities to 投 (tóu, “to throw”), perhaps as "throwing dice" (the pronunciation of the Chinese in southern lects like Cantonese is particularly close to the Thai).”

Noun

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เต๋า • (dtǎo)

  1. (games) die, dice
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Mandarin 道 (dào, “way, road, path”).

Noun

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เต๋า • (dtǎo)

  1. (religion) (ลัทธิ~) Taoism

Further reading

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  • “เต๋า” 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.
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