ᨴᩤ

Northern Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *daːᴬ, from Middle Chinese 塗 (MC drae, “smear”). Cognate with Thai ทา (taa), Lao ທາ (thā), Lü ᦑᦱ (taa), Tai Dam ꪕꪱ, Shan တႃး (táa), Ahom 𑜄𑜠 (ta).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ᨴᩤ
Phonemic		ตา t ā
Romanization	Paiboon	dtaa
	Royal Institute	ta
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)		/taː˧/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)		/taː˧˧˦/

Verb

ᨴᩤ • (transliteration needed) (abstract noun ᨠᩣ᩠ᩁᨴᩤ)

1. To smear
2. To paint