တဝ်

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Khamti[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *tawᴮ¹ (turtle), from Proto-Tai *tawᴮ (turtle). Cognate with Thai เต่า (dtào), Northern Thai ᨲᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ (tao), Lao ເຕົ່າ (tao), ᦎᧁᧈ (ṫaw¹), Shan တဝ်ႇ (tào), Tai Nüa ᥖᥝᥱ (tǎw), Ahom 𑜄𑜧 (taw).

Compare Proto-Be *ɗuːᴮꟲ¹.

Noun[edit]

တ︀ဝ︀် (transliteration needed)

  1. turtle; tortoise.

Shan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Chinese (MC yew|daw). Cognate with Thai เตา (dtao).

Noun[edit]

တဝ် (tǎo)

  1. stove; kiln.

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

တဝ် (tǎo) (abstract noun လွင်ႈတဝ်)

  1. to stir.

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

တဝ် (tǎo) (abstract noun လွင်ႈတဝ်)

  1. to seek.