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เท้า

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See also: เทา and เท่า

Thai

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicเท้า
e d ˆ ā
Phonemic
ท้าว
d ˆ ā w
RomanizationPaiboontáao
Royal Institutethao
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaːw˦˥/(R)
Homophonesท้าว

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Semantic verbal extension of the "foot, leg" sense in Etymology 2?”)

Verb

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เท้า (táao) (abstract noun การเท้า)

  1. to lean on; to rest on; to be supported.
  2. to support.
  3. to refer to.
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tai *dawꟲ (walking cane).[1]

Cognate with Lao ເທົ້າ (thao), Northern Thai ᨴᩮᩢ᩶ᩤ, Khün ᨴᩮᩢ᩶ᩤ, ᦑᧁᧉ (taw²), Shan တဝ်ႉ (tâ̰o), Zhuang daeux (to support; walking cane), Zuojiang Zhuang taeux.

Noun

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เท้า (táao)

  1. (anatomy, polite) (classifer ข้าง or คู่) foot: the terminal part of the leg.
  2. (dated) leg: tall, slender support for a piece of furniture.
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anatomy
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References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009), The Phonology of Proto-Tai[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 349

Further reading

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  • เท้า” 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.