ទូ

See also: ទ, ទី, ទៅ, ទះ, ទា, and ទេ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic	ទូ dū
WT romanisation	tuu
(standard) IPA^(key)	/tuː/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Vietnamese tủ (“chest”), from Thai ตู้ (dtûu, “cabinet”), from Teochew 櫥／橱 (du5). Compare Lao ຕູ້ (tū).

Noun

ទូ • (tuu)

cabinet, closet, cupboard, wardrobe
compartment (in a train)
boxcar (railroad)

Derived terms

ទូទឹកកក (tuu tɨk kɑɑk, “refrigerator”)
ទូសៀវភៅ (tuu siəwphɨw)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chinese 賭／赌 (dǔ, “bet”).

Noun

ទូ • (tuu)

amount of a bet, stake, wager

Noun

ទូ • (tuu)

pall (cloth used to cover a casket)

Etymology 4

Compare Thai ทั่ว (tûua). Also appears as ទួ (tuə).

Adverb

ទូ • (tuu)

(in compounds only) all over, general

Derived terms

ទូទ័រ (tuutɔə)
ទូទឹម (tuutɨm)
ទូទៅ (tuu tɨw)
ទូទាំង (tuu tĕəng)

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