តួ

See also: ត, តុ, តែ, តោ, and តើ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic តួ tua WT romanisation tuə (standard) IPA(key) /tuə/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

តួ • (tuə)

1. body, figure, physique, chassis
   1. character in a play, part, role
   2. actor, performer,
2. letter (of the alphabet)
3. matter, substance, base, foundation
4. slave

Classifier

តួ • (tuə)

1. classifier for letters of the alphabet, vehicle bodies, or characters in a play
2. classifier for animals, fish, insects
3. (dialect, Surin) classifier for tables, chairs, and articles of clothing

Derived terms

• ដើរតួ (daə tuə)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Teochew 單／单 (duan1, “slip, bill, note”). Cognate with Thai ตั๋ว (dtǔua).

Noun

តួ • (tuə)

1. any type of paper or note with a statement of right or title
   1. (dialect, Surin) ticket
   2. receipt for merchandise containing a description of the merchandise
   3. permit to remove merchandise from a warehouse
   4. bill of sale, invoice