Lao
Etymology
Cognate with Isan ต่าว, Tai Dam ꪔ꪿ꪱꪫ. Compare Middle Chinese 到 (MC tawH, “to arrive at a destination; to reach a destination; to get to”).
Pronunciation
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [taːw˧]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [taːw˧˨]
- Hyphenation: ຕ່າວ
- Rhymes: -aːw
Verb
ຕ່າວ • (tāo) (abstract noun ການຕ່າວ)
- (intransitive) To return, come back, turn back.