ทาน
See also: ท่าน
PaliEdit
Alternative formsEdit
Alternative forms
NounEdit
ทาน n
- Thai script form of dāna
ThaiEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Pali dāna (“alms; donation; gift”) or Sanskrit दान (dāna, “idem”); perhaps via Old Khmer dāna, dān (“idem”); extended as Sanskrit प्रदान (pradāna), Old Khmer pradāna, from which Thai ประทาน (bprà-taan) was derived. Cognate with Modern Khmer ទាន (tiən); Lao ທານ (thān).
PronunciationEdit
| Orthographic | ทาน d ā n | |||
| Phonemic | ทาน d ā n | [bound form] ทา-นะ- d ā – n a – | [bound form] ทาน-นะ- d ā n – n a – | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | taan | taa-ná- | taan-ná- |
| Royal Institute | than | tha-na- | than-na- | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰaːn˧/(R) | /tʰaː˧.na˦˥./ | /tʰaːn˧.na˦˥./ | |
| Homophones | ||||
NounEdit
ทาน • (taan)
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ทาน d ā n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | taan |
| Royal Institute | than | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰaːn˧/(R) | |
| Homophones | ||
VerbEdit
ทาน • (taan) (abstract noun การทาน)
- to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc); to serve as a foundation (for).
- to offer resistance (to); to oppose.
- to sustain or withstand (weight, pressure, strain, etc).
- to undergo or endure with patience; to tolerate.
- to proof; to examine for flaws, errors, etc.
Etymology 3Edit
Clipping of รับประทาน (ráp-bprà-taan).
PronunciationEdit
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ทาน d ā n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | taan |
| Royal Institute | than | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰaːn˧/(R) | |
| Homophones | ||
VerbEdit
ทาน • (taan) (abstract noun การทาน)
- (colloquial, nonstandard) to consume; to eat; to take; to drink.