โถ

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicโถ
o tʰ
RomanizationPaiboontǒo
Royal Institutetho
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰoː˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

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Noun

โถ • (tǒo) (classifier ใบ)

  1. vase; similar vessel, as urn, jar, jug, etc.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Possibly from clipping of อพิโถ.

Interjection

โถ • (tǒo)

  1. (sometimes sarcastic) used to express pity, sympathy, concerns, regret, or sorrow: dear, oh dear, too bad, unfortunately, what a pity, what a shame, alas, etc.

Further reading

  • “โถ” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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