តួ

See also: ត, តុ, តែ, តោ, and តើ

Khmer

Etymology

Compare Thai ตัว (dtuua).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

តួ • (tuə)

1. body, figure, physique
2. character in a play, actor, performer
3. part, role (in a play)
4. letter (of the alphabet)
5. body, chassis
6. matter, substance
7. base, foundation
8. slave
9. receipt for merchandise containing a description of the merchandise
10. permit to remove merchandise from a warehouse
11. bill of sale, invoice
12. (dialect, Surin) ticket

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)