Thai edit

Etymology edit

From ทัน (tan, to catch up; to keep up; as soon as) +‎ ใด (dai, how; what; which); literally "to catch up with what" or "as soon as what".

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicทันใด
d ạ n au ɗ
Phonemic
ทัน-ได
d ạ n – ai ɗ
RomanizationPaiboontan-dai
Royal Institutethan-dai
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰan˧.daj˧/(R)

Adverb edit

ทันใด (tan-dai)

  1. (slightly formal) (ใน~, ~นั้น) at once; immediately; suddenly.

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