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ถู

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Thai

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *tʰuːᴬ¹ (“to rub; to polish”).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳᩪ, Khün ᨳᩪ, Isan ถู, Lao ຖູ (thū), Lü ᦏᦴ (ṫhuu), Shan ထူ (thǔu), Tai Nüa ᥗᥧᥴ (thú), Phake ထူ (thū), Ahom 𑜌𑜥 (thū).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicถู
tʰ ū
RomanizationPaiboontǔu
Royal Institutethu
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰuː˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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ถู • (tǔu) (abstract noun การถู)

  1. to mop.
  2. to rub.

References

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  1. ^ Jonsson, Nanna L. (1991) Proto Southwestern Tai, Ann Arbor: State University of New York at Albany MA thesis
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