ตัน

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicตัน
t ạ n
RomanizationPaiboondtan
Royal Institutetan
(standard) IPA(key)/tan˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *tanᴬ¹ (“solid; blocked; not hollow”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩢ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᨲᩢ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຕັນ (tan), Lü ᦶᦎᧃ (ṫaen), Shan တၼ် (tǎn), Tai Nüa ᥖᥢ (tan), Ahom 𑜄𑜃𑜫 (tan, “to fill a hole”).

Adjective

ตัน • (dtan) (abstract noun ความตัน)

  1. clogged up; blocked; stopped up.
  2. solid; not hollow.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From English ton.

Noun

ตัน • (dtan)

  1. ton.
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