ໂຕ

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [toː˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [toː˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ໂຕ
• Rhymes: -oː

Etymology 1

Compare Lü ᦷᦎ (ṫo), Thai โต (dtoo).

Adjective

ໂຕ • (tō) (abstract noun ຄວາມໂຕ)

1. big

See also

• ໃຫຍ່ (h)
• ກຶດ (kưt)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Chinese 頭 (OC *[m-t]ˁo). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩫ᩠ᩅ, Thai ตัว (dtuua), Lü ᦷᦎ (ṫo), Tai Dam ꪶꪔ, Shan တူဝ် (tǒ), Ahom 𑜄𑜥 (tū) or 𑜄𑜤 (tu), Zhuang duz, Saek ทั๊ว and Khmer តួ (tuə). Compare also Japanese 頭 (tō, “counter for certain animals”).

Classifier

ໂຕ • (tō)

1. of animals, clothing, furniture, playing cards

Pronoun

ໂຕ • (tō)

1. (informal) a second person pronoun, used to address a person of equal or lower status.

See also

Lao personal pronouns

		formal	common	informal	vulgar
singular	1st person	ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khā nǭi) ຜູ້ຂ້າ (phū khā)	ເຮົາ (hao) ຂ້ອຍ (khǭi)		ກູ (kū)
	2nd person	ທ່ານ (thān)	ເຈົ້າ (chao)	ໂຕ (tō)	ມຶງ (mưng)
	3rd person	ເພິ່ນ (phœn) ຂ້າເຈົ້າ (khā chao)	ເຂົາ (khao)	ລາວ (lāo)	ມັນ (man)
plural	1st person	ພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍ (phūakkhā nǭi)	ເຮົາ (hao) ພວກເຮົາ (phūak hao) ພວກຂ້ອຍ (phūakkhǭi)		—
	2nd person	ພວກທ່ານ (phūakthān)	ພວກເຈົ້າ (phūakchao)
	3rd person	ພວກເພິ່ນ (phūakphœn) ຂ້າເຈົ້າ (khā chao)	ພວກເຂົາ (phūakkhao) ພວກລາວ (phūaklāo)