เถ้า

See also: เถา

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicเถ้า
e tʰ ˆ ā
Phonemic
เท่า
e d ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboontâo
Royal Institutethao
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaw˥˩/(R)
Homophonesเฒ่า
เท่า

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *dawᴮ (“ashes (wood)”). Cognate with Lao ເທົ່າ (thao), Lü ᦑᧁᧈ (taw¹), Tai Nüa ᥖᥝ (taw), Shan တဝ်ႈ (tāo), Ahom 𑜄𑜧 (taw) or 𑜄𑜨𑜧 (tow), Zhuang daeuh. Compare Proto-Be *ɗəwᴮꟲ². Possibly related to เทา (tao, “grey”).

Alternative forms

Noun

เถ้า • (tâo)

  1. ashes, cinders.

Etymology 2

Adjective

เถ้า • (tâo)

  1. obsolete form of เฒ่า (tâo)
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