thao

Swahili

Etymology

From English thousand.

Noun

thao class ? (plural [please provide])

1. (Kenya, slang) thousand shilling

   Synonyms: kapa, ngiri

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaːw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰaːw˧˧]

Etymology 1

Romanization

thao

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 操 (“to control; to manage”)

Derived terms

• thao tác (操作, “to operate; to manipulate”)
• thao túng (操縱, “to manipulate; to control”)
• thể thao (體操, “sport”)

Etymology 2

See sao (“star”).

Alternative forms

• (widespread) sao

Noun

thao

1. Alternative form of sao (“star”)

Anagrams

• thoa