ต้น

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *tonꟲ² (“trunk; tree; origin”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩫ᩠᩶ᨶ, Khün ᨲᩫ᩠᩶ᨶ, Lao ຕົ້ນ (ton), Lü ᦎᦳᧃᧉ (ṫun²), Shan တူၼ်ႈ (tūun), Tai Nüa ᥖᥨᥢᥲ (tòn), Phake တုꩫ် (tun), Ahom 𑜄𑜤𑜃𑜫 (tun). Compare 墩 (OC *tuːn).

ต้น • (dtôn)

1. tree (used to precede any plant's name) (Classifier: ต้น)

   มะพร้าว

   dtôn má-práao

   coconut tree

2. trunk (of a tree); stalk.
3. beginning; source.

ต้น • (dtôn)

1. Classifier for plants, posts and pillars. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier