Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese (MC thanH, “charcoal”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຖ່ານ (thān), ᦏᦱᧃᧈ (ṫhaan¹), Tai Nüa ᥗᥣᥢᥱ (thǎan), Shan ထၢၼ်ႇ (thàan), Phake ထꩫ် (than).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ถ่าน (tàan)

  1. charcoal, cinder.
  2. dry battery.

Derived terms edit