โทร
Thai
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Pali dūra (“far; remote”), ultimately from Sanskrit दूर (dūra, “idem]”). Doublet of ทุร and ทูร.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | โทร o d r | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | [bound form] โท-ระ- o d – r a – | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | too-rá- |
| Royal Institute | tho-ra- | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰoː˧.ra˦˥./ | |
Adjective
โทร • (too-rá-)
- (only in combination) tele-
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Lao: ໂທລະ (thō la)
Etymology 2
Clipping of โทรศัพท์ (too-rá-sàp, “telephone”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | โทร o d r | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | โท o d | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | too |
| Royal Institute | tho | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰoː˧/(R) | |
| Homophones | โท | |
Verb
โทร • (too) (abstract noun การโทร)
- (informal, ambitransitive) to call (by telephone)
See also
- โทร. (too), used to display telephone numbers