เถ้า

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicเถ้า
e tʰ ˆ ā
Phonemic
เท่า
e d ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboontâo
Royal Institutethao
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaw˥˩/(R)
Homophonesเฒ่า
เท่า

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *dawᴮ (ashes (wood)). Cognate with Lao ເທົ່າ (thao), ᦑᧁᧈ (taw¹), Tai Nüa ᥖᥝ (taw), Shan တဝ်ႈ (tāo), Ahom 𑜄𑜧 (taw) or 𑜄𑜨𑜧 (tow), Zhuang daeuh. Compare Proto-Be *ɗəwᴮꟲ². Possibly related to เทา (tao, grey).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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เถ้า (tâo)

  1. ashes, cinders.

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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เถ้า (tâo)

  1. Obsolete form of เฒ่า (tâo).