Khmer Dictionary: តើ
Headley's Khmer-English Dictionary
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តើ
( conj )
[taə]
clause initial interrogative marker occurring in fairly formal speech; it indicates that the following clause is a question, and may sometimes be translated by expressions like `Tell me ...?' or, in subordinate clauses, `if' or `whether'
Eg. ខ្ញុំចង់ដឹងអំពីទស្សនកិច្ចរបស់លោកទៅប្រទេសខ្មែរ តើលោកអញ្ជើញ ពីបាងកកទៅភ្នំពេញដោយវិធីណា?: I'd like to hear about your trip to Cambodia; how did you go from Bangkok to Phnom Penh? -
តើ
( fp )
[taə]
clause final intensive particle, indeed, after all
Eg. យីអើ! អញចាញ់ប្រាជ្ញាមហាសេដ្ឋីហើយតើ!: Oh my goodness! The rich man has indeed outwitted me! -
តើ
( n )
[taə]
kind of monkey trap