ເຕົ່າ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *tawᴮ¹ (“turtle”), from Proto-Tai *tawᴮ (“turtle”). Cognate with Thai เต่า (dtào), Northern Thai ᨲᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ (tao), Lü ᦎᧁᧈ (ṫaw¹), Shan တဝ်ႇ (tào), Tai Nüa ᥖᥝᥱ (tǎw), Ahom 𑜄𑜧 (taw).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [taw˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [taw˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ເຕົ່າ
• Rhymes: -aw

Noun

ເຕົ່າ • (tao) (classifier ໂຕ)

1. turtle; tortoise.