ตาว

Thai

Etymology

Compare Middle Chinese 刀 (MC tɑu, “knife”). Cognate with Lao ຕາວ (tāo), Shan တၢဝ် (taaw1).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicตาว
t ā w
RomanizationPaiboondtaao
Royal Institutetao
(standard) IPA(key)/taːw˧/

Noun

ตาว • (dtaao)

  1. (archaic) long knife; sword.
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