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เต่า

See also: เตา, เต้า, and เต๋า

Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicเต่า
e t ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboondtào
Royal Institutetao
(standard) IPA(key)/taw˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *tawᴮ¹ (“turtle”), from Proto-Tai *tawᴮ (“turtle”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ (tao), Lao ເຕົ່າ (tao), Lü ᦎᧁᧈ (ṫaw¹), Shan တဝ်ႇ (tào), Tai Nüa ᥖᥝᥱ (tǎw), Ahom 𑜄𑜧 (taw). Compare Proto-Be *ɗuːᴮꟲ¹.

Noun

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เต่า • (dtào) (classifier ตัว)

  1. (zoology) turtle, tortoise, reptile of the order Testudines
  2. (กล้วย~) (botany) a kind of plant, Polyalthia debilis Finet & Gagnep
  3. (ขนม~) a turtle-shaped kind of dessert
  4. (slang) armpit

Adjective

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เต่า • (dtào)

  1. (slang, mild vulgar, now chiefly in combination) sluggish; retarded.
  2. (slang, mild vulgar, now chiefly in combination) idiot; stupid.

Proper noun

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เต่า • (dtào)

  1. (astronomy) Orion
Synonyms
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turtle, tortoise
Polyalthia debilis Finet & Gagnep
armpit
Orion
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Possibly from Teochew 兜 (dao1, “pocket; pouch; bag; etc”).

Noun

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เต่า • (dtào) (classifier ผืน or ตัว)

  1. dudou
Synonyms
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dudou

Etymology 3

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Compare Ahom 𑜄𑜧 (taw).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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เต่า • (dtào)

  1. (calendar, archaic) the ninth year in the twelve-year cycle.
  2. (calendar, archaic) the ninth day in the twelve-day cycle.

Etymology 4

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Noun

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เต่า • (dtào)

  1. oarlock, a piece of wood supporting oar in sampan boat
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