ໂຕ

Lao

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [toː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [toː˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ໂຕ
  • Rhymes: -oː

Etymology 1

Compare Lü ᦷᦎ (ṫo), Thai โต (dtoo).

Adjective

ໂຕ • (tō) (abstract noun ຄວາມໂຕ)

  1. big
See also

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Chinese 頭 (OC *[m-t]ˁo). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩫ᩠ᩅ, Thai ตัว (dtuua), Lü ᦷᦎ (ṫo), Tai Dam ꪶꪔ, Shan တူဝ် (tǒ), Ahom 𑜄𑜥 (tū) or 𑜄𑜤 (tu), Zhuang duz, Saek ทั๊ว and Khmer តួ (tuə). Compare also Japanese 頭 (tō, “counter for certain animals”).

Classifier

ໂຕ • (tō)

  1. of animals, clothing, furniture, playing cards

Pronoun

ໂຕ • (tō)

  1. (informal) a second person pronoun, used to address a person of equal or lower status.
See also
Lao personal pronouns
Singular Plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
Formal ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya), ຜູ້ຂ້າ (phū khā) ທ່ານ (thān) ເພິ່ນ (phœn), ຂ້າເຈົ້າ (khā chao) ພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍ (phūakkhān ʼa nya) ພວກທ່ານ (phūakthān) ພວກເພິ່ນ (phūakphœn), ຂ້າເຈົ້າ (khā chao)
Common ເຮົາ (hao)
ຂ້ອຍ (khǭi)		 ເຈົ້າ (chao) ເຂົາ (khao) ເຮົາ (hao), ພວກເຮົາ (phūak hao)
ພວກຂ້ອຍ (phūakkhǭi)		 ພວກເຈົ້າ (phūakchao) ພວກເຂົາ (phūakkhao)
ພວກລາວ (phūaklāo)
Informal ໂຕ (tō) ລາວ (lāo)
Vulgar ກູ (kū) ມຶງ (mưng) ມັນ (man) N/A
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