ถู

See also: ถ

Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *tʰuːᴬ¹ (“to rub; to polish”).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳᩪ, Khün ᨳᩪ, Isan ถู, Lao ຖູ (thū), Lü ᦏᦴ (ṫhuu), Shan ထူ (thǔu), Tai Nüa ᥗᥧᥴ (thú), Phake ထူ (thū), Ahom 𑜌𑜥 (thū).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicถู
tʰ ū
RomanizationPaiboontǔu
Royal Institutethu
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰuː˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

ถู • (tǔu) (abstract noun การถู)

  1. to mop.
  2. to rub.

References

  1. ^ Jonsson, Nanna L. (1991) Proto Southwestern Tai (Doctoral dissertation), Department of Linguistics, State University of New York at Albany
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