Thai edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩫ᩠᩶ᨶ, Khün ᨲᩫ᩠᩶ᨶ, Lao ຕົ້ນ (ton), ᦎᦳᧃᧉ (ṫun²), Shan တူၼ်ႈ (tūun), Tai Nüa ᥖᥨᥢᥲ (tòn), Phake တုꩫ် (tun), Ahom 𑜄𑜤𑜃𑜫 (tun).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicต้น
t ˆ n
RomanizationPaiboondtôn
Royal Instituteton
(standard) IPA(key)/ton˥˩/(R)

Noun edit

ต้น (dtôn)

  1. tree (used to precede any plant's name)
    ต้นมะพร้าว
    dtôn má-práao
    coconut tree
  2. trunk (of a tree); stalk.
  3. beginning; source.

Derived terms edit

Classifier edit

ต้น (dtôn)

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

Derived terms edit

See also edit