different between thau vs theo

Latin

Noun

thau n (indeclinable)

1. tav, taw (letter)

References

• thau in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Thao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *Cau (“person, human being”) (compare Tagalog tao). The sense of "pupil (of the eye)" is ultimately from the same root; compare Tagalog balintataw (“pupil”). Association between "child" and "pupil" is universal linguistically; compare English pupil, Mandarin ? (“child”), ? (“pupil”), and Vietnamese ng??i (“person”), ng??i (“pupil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??au/

Noun

thau

1. person, human being; in particular, a Thao person
2. pupil, apple of the eye

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese ? (SV: thâu).

Pronunciation

• (Hà N?i) IPA^(key): [t?aw??]
• (Hu?) IPA^(key): [t?aw??]
• (H? Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [t?a(?)w??]

Noun

(classifier cái (“basin”)) thau • (????)

1. brass
2. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) basin; wash basin

Derived terms

• ??ng thau

English

Etymology

From theoretical.

Noun

theo (uncountable)

1. (informal) The amount of a gambler's theoretical losses based on typical play.
   • 2003, Jean Scott, ?Angela Sparks, More Frugal Gambling (page 337)

     In a perfect world, a player would know the theo of the machine he's feeding. He would also know the percentage of the theo that the casino is giving back in comps.

Anagrams

• etho-, hote

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ço?]

Adjective

theo

1. Lenited form of teo.

Vietnamese

Etymology

Pronunciation

• (Hà N?i) IPA^(key): [t??w??]
• (Hu?) IPA^(key): [t??w??]
• (H? Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [t??w??]

Verb

theo • (?, ?, ????)

1. (transitive) to follow
2. (transitive) to accompany, come with, follow (a person)
3. (transitive) to obey
4. (transitive) to believe in, follow (a particular faith or religion)

Derived terms

Preposition

theo • (?, ?, ????)

1. along
2. according to

References

• "theo" in H? Ng?c ??c, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)