ตุ๊กตา
Thai
Alternative forms
- ตุกตา, ตุ๊กกะตา — obsolete
Etymology
Possibly from Old Khmer តុក្តរ៑ (tuktar), តុក្តរ (tuktara, “doll”). Cognate with Khmer តុក្កតា (tokkaʼtaa), Lao ຕຸກກະຕາ (tuk ka tā), Lü ᦅᦎ (kṫ).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ตุ๊กตา t u ˊ k t ā | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ตุ๊ก-กะ-ตา t u ˊ k – k a – t ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | dtúk-gà-dtaa |
| Royal Institute | tuk-ka-ta | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tuk̚˦˥.ka˨˩.taː˧/(R) | |
Noun
ตุ๊กตา • (dtúk-gà-dtaa)
- (classifier ตัว) doll.
- (by extension) example; illustration; model; paradigm.
- (anatomy, somewhat dated) pupil.
Derived terms
- ตุ๊กตาล้มลุก
- ตุ๊กตาเสียกบาล (dtúk-gà-dtaa-sǐia-gà-baan)