เถ้า

See also: เถา

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicเถ้า
eˆā
Phonemic
เท่า
edˋā
RomanizationPaiboontâo
Royal Institutethao
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaw˥˩/(R)
Homophonesเฒ่า
เท่า

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *dawᴮ (ashes (wood)). Cognate with Lao ເທົ່າ (thao), ᦑᧁᧈ (taw¹), Tai Nüa ᥖᥝ (taw), Shan တဝ်ႈ (tāo), Ahom 𑜄𑜧 (taw) or 𑜄𑜨𑜧 (tow), Zhuang daeuh. Compare Proto-Be *ɗəwᴮꟲ². Possibly related to เทา (tao, grey).

Alternative forms

Noun

เถ้า (tâo)

  1. ashes, cinders.

Adjective

เถ้า (tâo)

  1. Obsolete form of เฒ่า (tâo).
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