เท่า

See also: เทา and เท้า

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเท่า
e d ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboontâo
Royal Institutethao
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaw˥˩/(R)
Homophonesเฒ่า
เถ้า

Etymology 1

Cognate with Isan ท่อ, Lao ເທົ່າ (thao) or ທໍ່ (thǭ), Northern Thai ᨴᩮᩢ᩵ᩤ (taw⁵), Khün ᨴᩮᩢ᩵ᩤ (taw²), Lü ᦑᧁᧈ (taw¹) or ᦑᦸᧈ (toa¹), Tai Dam ꪕꪷ꪿ (ꞌto), Shan တေႃႈ (tāu) (in ႁၢၼ်ႉတေႃႈ (hâ̰an tāu, “until”)), Tai Nüa ᥖᥩ (toa, “as well”) or ᥖᥨᥝ (tow, “as well”), Ahom 𑜄𑜦𑜡 (tō).

Preposition

เท่า • (tâo)

  1. to the extent of; to the degree of; to the point of; up to; as far as; until.
  2. equivalent to; equal to; on a par with; in the same condition, quantity, amount, number, circumstance, etc, as.

Noun

เท่า • (tâo)

  1. (denoting multiplication) time; fold.

Etymology 2

Noun

เท่า • (tâo)

  1. obsolete form of เถ้า (tâo)
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