เถ้า

See also: เถา

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicเถ้า
e tʰ ˆ ā
Phonemicเท่า
e d ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboontâo
Royal Institutethao
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaw˥˩/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *dawᴮ (“ashes (wood)”). Cognate with Lao ເທົ່າ (thao), Shan တဝ်ႈ (tāw).

Alternative forms

Noun

เถ้า • (tâo)

  1. ash, cinders.

Etymology 2

Adjective

เถ้า • (tâo)

  1. Dated form of เฒ่า (tâo).
Usage notes

Currently only found in compound words: เถ้าแก่ and เถ้าแก่เนี้ย.

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