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ถือ

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Thai

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Etymology

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Compare Middle Chinese (MC tojH, “to carry on the head”). Cognate with Isan ถือ, Lao ຖື (thư̄), Northern Thai ᨳᩨ, Khün ᨳᩨ, ᦏᦹ (ṫhue), Nong Zhuang tw. Compare Tai Dam ꪕꪳ, Tai Dón ꪕꪳ.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicถือ
tʰ ụ̄ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboontʉ̌ʉ
Royal Institutethue
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰɯː˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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ถือ (tʉ̌ʉ) (abstract noun การถือ)

  1. to hold, carry, or bear, with or as if with a hand.
  2. to wield; to handle.
  3. (of a status, position, title, etc) to hold; to have; to occupy.
  4. to have (in charge); to be in charge of.
  5. to take; to assume; to accept.
  6. (archaic) to take (a loan); to rent; to lease.
  7. to uphold; to support; to observe; to follow; to adhere (to).
  8. (of a religion, cult, belief, etc) to profess.
  9. to consider; to view; to deem.
  10. to consider offensive or inappropriate; to view as a taboo.

Derived terms

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