เฒ่า

Thai

Alternative forms

(dated) เถ้า (tâo)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *crawᶜ (“senior”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨰᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ or ᨳᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lao ເຖົ້າ (thao), Lü ᦏᧁᧉ (ṫhaw²), Shan ထဝ်ႈ (thāw), Ahom 𑜌𑜧 (thaw) or 𑜌𑜨𑜧 (thow).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เฒ่า e ɖʰ ˋ ā
Phonemic		เท่า e d ˋ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	tâo
	Royal Institute	thao
(standard) IPA^(key)		/tʰaw˥˩/

Adjective

เฒ่า • (tâo) (abstract noun ความเฒ่า)

aged, very old.

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