ទូ

ទូ

See also: ទ, ទី, ទៅ, ទះ, ទា, and ទេ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ទូ dū WT romanisation tuu (standard) IPA(key) /tuː/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Vietnamese tủ (“chest”), from Thai ตู้ (dtûu, “cabinet”). Compare Lao ຕູ້ (tū), Teochew 櫥 (du5).

Noun

ទូ • (tuu)

1. cabinet, closet, cupboard, wardrobe
2. compartment (in a train)
3. boxcar (railroad)

Derived terms

• ទូទឹកកក (tuu tɨk kɑɑk, “refrigerator”)
• ទូសៀវភៅ (tuu siǝv pʰɨv)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chinese 賭／赌 (dǔ, “bet”)

Noun

ទូ • (tuu)

1. amount of a bet, stake, wager

Noun

ទូ • (tuu)

1. pall (cloth used to cover a casket)