တှ်

Mon

Alternative forms

  • တဟ်

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁ɔh (“breast; mamma”). Cognate with Bahnar toh, Pacoh tóuh, Khmer ដោះ (dɑh) and Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] toah.

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar, Thailand) IPA(key): /tɔh/
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Noun

တှ် (tah)

  1. breast;[1] udder.[2]
  2. milk[1]

Derived terms

(Nouns)

  • ကောန်တှ် (kon tah)

See also

(breast):

  • သြိုဟ်

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jenny, Mathias (2005) The verb system of Mon, University of Zurich, →DOI, →ISBN, page 41
  2. ^ Haswell, J. M. (1874) Grammatical Notes and Vocabulary of the Peguan Language‎[1], Rangoon: American Mission Press, page 69
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