ท้าว

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicท้าว
dˆāw
RomanizationPaiboontáao
Royal Institutethao
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaːw˦˥/
Homophonesเท้า

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Compare Mon ဒဴ (nobleman; royal entourage member; courtier); Lao ທ້າວ (thāo, nobleman; royal person; honorific for persons of royal and noble birth; etc).

Noun

ท้าว (táao)

  1. (archaic) chief; lord; master; person in authority; person of dignity; person of rank; exalted person.
  2. (archaic) monarch; royal person.
  3. (historical) a senior rank for a king's wife or woman of noble birth appointed to take charge of certain administrative affairs within the royal harem.
  4. (historical) an exalted title given to Northeastern Thai male royal or noble persons.
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Etymology 2

Adverb

ท้าว (táao)

  1. shiveringly; tremblingly.
Derived terms
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