เฒ่า

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Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *crawꟲ (senior). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨰᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ or ᨳᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lao ເຖົ້າ (thao), ᦏᧁᧉ (ṫhaw²), Shan ထဝ်ႈ (thāo), Ahom 𑜌𑜧 (thaw) or 𑜌𑜨𑜧 (thow).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเฒ่า
e ɖʰ ˋ ā
Phonemic
เท่า
e d ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboontâo
Royal Institutethao
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaw˥˩/(R)
Homophonesเถ้า
เท่า

Adjective

เฒ่า (tâo) (abstract noun ความเฒ่า)

  1. aged, very old.