ຕຸກກະຕາ

Lao

Etymology

Possibly from Old Khmer តុក្តរ៑ (tuktar), តុក្តរ (tuktara, “doll”). Cognate with Khmer តុក្កតា (tokkaʼtaa), Thai ตุ๊กตา (dtúk-gà-dtaa).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [tuk̚˧˥.ka(ʔ˧˥).taː˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [tuk̚˩˨.ka(ʔ˩˨).taː˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຕຸກ-ກະ-ຕາ
• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ຕຸກກະຕາ • (tuk ka tā)

1. doll