ຕາ

Lao

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /taː˩˨/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *p.taːᴬ (“eye”). Cognate with Thai ตา (dtaa), Northern Thai ᨲᩣ, Lü ᦎᦱ (ṫaa), Tai Dam ꪔꪱ, Shan တႃ (tǎa), Ahom 𑜄𑜠 (ta) or 𑜄𑜡 (taa), Zhuang da, Bouyei dal, as well as Old Chinese 睹 (OC *taːʔ, “to see”).

Noun

ຕາ • (tā)

eye

Derived terms

ຕາເວັນ (tā wen, “sun”)
ຕາແດງ (tā dǣng, “pinkeye, pink-eye; conjunctivitis”)
ພັບຕາ (phap tā, “to blink”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *taːᴬ (“maternal grandfather”). Cognate with Thai ตา (dtaa), Lü ᦎᦱ (ṫaa), Shan တႃ (tǎa), Bouyei dal.

Noun

ຕາ • (tā)

maternal grandfather

Etymology 3

From Thai ตรา (dtraa).

Noun

ຕາ • (tā)

seal; stamp; crest; brand

Verb

ຕາ • (tā) (abstract noun ການຕາ)

to mark
to apply a seal

Derived terms

ເງິນຕາ (ngœn tā)

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