ตุ๊กตา

Thai

Alternative forms

• ตุกตา, ตุ๊กกะตา — obsolete

Etymology

Possibly from Old Khmer តុក្តរ៑ (tuktar), តុក្តរ (tuktara, “doll”). Cognate with Khmer តុក្កតា (tokkaʼtaa), Lao ຕຸກກະຕາ (tuk ka tā), Lü ᦅᦎ (kṫ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ตุ๊กตา t u ˊ k t ā
Phonemic		ตุ๊ก-กะ-ตา t u ˊ k – k a – t ā
Romanization	Paiboon	dtúk-gà-dtaa
	Royal Institute	tuk-ka-ta
(standard) IPA(key)		/tuk̚˦˥.ka˨˩.taː˧/(R)

Noun

ตุ๊กตา • (dtúk-gà-dtaa)

1. (classifier ตัว) doll.
2. (by extension) example; illustration; model; paradigm.
3. (anatomy, somewhat dated) pupil.

Derived terms

• ตุ๊กตาล้มลุก
• ตุ๊กตาเสียกบาล (dtúk-gà-dtaa-sǐia-gà-baan)