ᨲᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ

Northern Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *tawᴮ (“turtle”). Cognate with Thai เต่า (dtào), Lao ເຕົ່າ (tao), Lü ᦎᧁᧈ (ṫaw¹), Shan တဝ်ႇ (tào), Ahom 𑜄𑜧 (taw).

Noun

ᨲᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ • (tao)

1. turtle; tortoise.