ถั่งเช่า

Thai

Alternative forms

ถั่งเฉ้า (tàng-châo)

Etymology

From Teochew 蟲草／虫草 (tang5 cao2), shortened from 冬蟲夏草／冬虫夏草 (dang1 tang5 hê7 cao2).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ถั่งเช่า tʰ ạ ˋ ŋ e d͡ʑ ˋ ā
Phonemic		ถั่ง-เช่า tʰ ạ ˋ ŋ – e d͡ʑ ˋ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	tàng-châo
	Royal Institute	thang-chao
(standard) IPA^(key)		/tʰaŋ˨˩.t͡ɕʰaw˥˩/^(R)

Noun

ถั่งเช่า • (tàng-châo)

caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis).

Synonyms

ตังถั่งเช่า (dtang-tàng-châo)

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