ตอบ

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *tɔːpᴰ¹ᴸ (“to answer”), from Middle Chinese 答 (MC top, “to answer; to reply”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩬᨷ, Lao ຕອບ (tǭp), Lü ᦎᦸᧇ (ṫoab), Tai Dam ꪔꪮꪚ, Shan တွပ်ႇ (tàup), Phake တွပ် (top), Ahom 𑜄𑜨𑜆𑜫 (top).

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicตอบ
t ɒ ɓ
RomanizationPaiboondtɔ̀ɔp
Royal Institutetop
(standard) IPA(key)/tɔːp̚˨˩/(R)

Verb

ตอบ • (dtɔ̀ɔp) (abstract noun การตอบ)

  1. to counter (with same action)
  2. to solve
  3. to answer
  4. to reply

Derived terms
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