ถ่าน

Thai

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 炭 (MC thanH, “charcoal”). Cognate with Isan ถ่าน, Lao ຖ່ານ (thān), Northern Thai ᨳ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ (thaan²), Khün ᨳ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ (thaan²), Lü ᦏᦱᧃᧈ (ṫhaan¹), Tai Dam ꪖ꪿ꪱꪙ (thán), Shan ထၢၼ်ႇ (thàan), Tai Nüa ᥗᥣᥢᥱ (thǎan), Phake ထꩫ် (than).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicถ่าน
tʰ ˋ ā n
RomanizationPaiboontàan
Royal Institutethan
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaːn˨˩/(R)

Noun

ถ่าน • (tàan)

  1. charcoal, cinder.
  2. dry battery.

Derived terms

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