thoa

thoa

See also: thỏa, thỏa, thọa, and thoạ

English

Etymology

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Noun

thoa (plural thoas)

  1. An African wolf (Canis lupaster)
  2. An African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)

References

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of thoa – see 拖 (“to drag; to tow; to haul; to mop; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 拖).

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰwaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰwaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aː˧˧]

Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 釵.

    Noun

    thoa • (釵)

    1. hairpin (jewellry with pin)
      Synonym: trâm

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    thoa • (捘)

    1. alternative form of xoa (“to apply, to put, to rub substances or liquids”)

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