toh

See also: t'oh, to̍h, and tòh

English

Etymology

From Min Nan 倒 (tó, “to fall down, to topple”).

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): [to˦˨]

Verb

toh (indeclinable)

1. (Singlish, intransitive) To fall asleep or collapse from exhaustion.

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoh/, [ˈtɔh]
• Hyphenation: toh

Pronoun

tóh

1. that, those (feminine)

See also

Afar demonstrative pronouns

	masculine	feminine
proximal to the speaker(s)	áh	táh
proximal to the spoken to	amáh	tamáh
distal	wóh	tóh
very distal	wóttih

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Baba Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 桌 (toh, tok, “table”).

Noun

toh

1. table (furniture)

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of toh – see 桌 (“table; desk; stand; table; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 桌).

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔh/
• Hyphenation: toh

Etymology 1

From Dutch toch, from Middle Dutch toch, alteration of doch, from Middle Dutch doch, from Old Dutch thoh, from Proto-West Germanic *þauh, from Proto-Germanic *þauh.

Conjunction

toh

1. moreover, after all, see lagipula, lagian

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦠꦺꦴꦃ (toh), from Old Javanese twah (“birthmark”).

Noun

toh

1. dark birthmark, such as mole

Further reading

• “toh” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Interjection

toh

1. Alternative spelling of to'

Javanese

Romanization

toh

1. Romanization of ꦠꦺꦴꦃ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tą̄h(ī), from Proto-Germanic *tanhuz, whence also Old High German zāh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toːx/

Adjective

tōh

1. tough

Declension

Declension of tōh — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	tōh	tō	tōh
Accusative	tōne, tōnne	tō	tōh
Genitive	tōs	tōre, tōrre	tōs
Dative	tōm, tōum	tōre, tōrre	tōm, tōum
Instrumental	tō	tōre, tōrre	tō
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	tō	tō	tō
Accusative	tō	tō	tō
Genitive	tōra, tōrra	tōra, tōrra	tōra, tōrra
Dative	tōm, tōum	tōm, tōum	tōm, tōum
Instrumental	tōm, tōum	tōm, tōum	tōm, tōum

Declension of tōh — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	tō	tō	tō
Accusative	tōn	tōn	tō
Genitive	tōn	tōn	tōn
Dative	tōn	tōn	tōn
Instrumental	tōn	tōn	tōn
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	tōn	tōn	tōn
Accusative	tōn	tōn	tōn
Genitive	tōra, tōrra, tōna	tōra, tōrra, tōna	tōra, tōrra, tōna
Dative	tōm, tōum	tōm, tōum	tōm, tōum
Instrumental	tōm, tōum	tōm, tōum	tōm, tōum

Related terms

• tēan / tēġan
• tōan / tōian
• tōhlīċe

Descendants

• Middle English: touȝ, togh
  • English: tough
    • → Swedish: tuff
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: tøff
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: tøff
  • Scots: tuch, teuch, tewch

Old Javanese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toh/

Noun

toh

1. pledge, stake: That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded.

Derived terms

• atoh
• atotohan
• makatoh
• tinohakĕn
• tinohan
• tinotohakĕn
• totohan
• tumohakĕn
• tumohi

 

Related terms

• botoh

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦠꦺꦴꦃ (toh, “stake, pledge”)

Further reading

• "toh" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.