เต่า

Thai

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *tawᴮ (“turtle”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ (tao), Lao ເຕົ່າ (tao), Shan တဝ်ႇ (tàw).

Noun

เต่า • (dtào)

  1. (zoology) turtle: reptile of the order Testudines.
  2. (slang) armpit.
  3. (slang) armpit odour.
  4. (botany) the banana Musa sapientum L.

Adjective

เต่า • (dtào) (abstract noun ความเต่า)

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

Proper noun

เต่า • (dtào)

  1. (astronomy) Orion.
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Possibly from Min Nan 兜 (tau, “pocket; pouch; bag; etc”).

Alternative forms

Noun

เต่า • (dtào) (classifier ผืน or ตัว)

  1. dudou.
Synonyms

Etymology 3

Noun

เต่า • (dtào)

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