ເຕົ່າ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *tawᴮ¹ (“turtle”), from Proto-Tai *tawᴮ (“turtle”). Cognate with Thai เต่า (dtào), Northern Thai ᨲᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ (tao), Lü ᦎᧁᧈ (ṫaw¹), Shan တဝ်ႇ (tào), Tai Nüa ᥖᥝᥱ (tǎw), Ahom 𑜄𑜧 (taw).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [taw˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [taw˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ເຕົ່າ
  • Rhymes: -aw

Noun

ເຕົ່າ • (tao) (classifier ໂຕ)

  1. turtle; tortoise.
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