tŏ
Bahnar
Etymology
From Proto-Bahnaric *toʔ (“hot”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ktuuʔ (“hot”); cognate with Halang tŭ, Sedang to, Khmer ក្ដៅ (kdaw), Mon က္တဴ (kətao).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɔʔ/
Adjective
tŏ
Moriori
Noun
tŏ
- singular definite article the. Used before nouns beginning with the consonant 'w' and nouns beginning with the syllables ro, ko, po, mo, no, or ngo.
See also
| Determiner allomorph | Phonological environment | Example | Gloss | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ta | Before high vowel | ta ure | the penis | Clark (2000:19) |
| tch, tc?, tche?, tchĕ? | Before non-high vowel | tch ara | the way | Clark (2000:19) |
| i | Before t, tch | i tao | the spear | Clark (2000:20) |
| Ø | Before t, tch (within a prepositional phrase) | o Ø tama; ki Ø toki | of the son; the axe (object) | Clark (2000:19) |
| t' | Before wh | t’whare | the house | Clark (2000:20) |
| t', tch, tc?, tche?, tchĕ? | Before h | tch hara; t’hokotauki | the proverb; the injury | Clark (2000:20) |
| tV: te, ta, tu, to, tŭ, tŏ | Before r, k, p, m, n, ng | tŭ kura; ta karang’; ta rakau; tŏ roro; te rerenga | the chief; the cry; the tree; the entrance; the survivor | Clark (2000:21) |
| tŏ, to | Before w | to wahine ra; tŏ waka | that woman; the canoe | Clark (2000:22) |
| rV: ra, ri | Before k, p, m, n, ng, w (within a prepositional phrase) | i ri po; a ra ngaro | in the night; of the fly | Clark (2000:22) |