ตอบ

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *tɔːpᴰ¹ᴸ (to answer), from Middle Chinese (MC top, “to answer; to reply”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩬᨷ, Lao ຕອບ (tǭp), ᦎᦸᧇ (ṫoab), Tai Dam ꪔꪮꪚ, Shan တွပ်ႇ (tàup), Phake တွပ် (top), Ahom 𑜄𑜨𑜆𑜫 (top).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicตอบ
t ɒ ɓ
RomanizationPaiboondtɔ̀ɔp
Royal Institutetop
(standard) IPA(key)/tɔːp̚˨˩/(R)

Verb

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ตอบ (dtɔ̀ɔp) (abstract noun การตอบ)

  1. to counter (with same action)
  2. to solve
  3. to answer
  4. to reply

Derived terms

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