ตัว

See also: ตั๋ว

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩫ᩠ᩅ, Lao ໂຕ () or ຕົວ (tūa), ᦷᦎ (ṫo), Tai Dam ꪶꪔ, Shan တူဝ် (), Ahom 𑜄𑜥 (tuu) or 𑜄𑜤 (tu), Zhuang duz, Saek ทั๊ว. Compare Khmer តួ (tuə).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicตัว
tw
RomanizationPaiboondtuua
Royal Institutetua
(standard) IPA(key)/tua̯˧/

Noun

ตัว (dtuua)

  1. self.
  2. form.
  3. body.

Pronoun

ตัว (dtuua)

  1. (now considered colloquial) a second person pronoun, used to address a person of equal or lower status.

Usage notes

  • In childish usage, the second person pronoun is used with the first person pronoun เขา (kǎo).

Classifier

ตัว (dtuua)

  1. (sometimes considered offensive if applied to humans) Classifier for animals, digits, letters, and certain objects. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier

Derived terms

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