Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicตัน
t ạ n
RomanizationPaiboondtan
Royal Institutetan
(standard) IPA(key)/tan˧/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *tanᴬ¹ (solid; blocked; not hollow). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩢ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᨲᩢ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຕັນ (tan), ᦶᦎᧃ (ṫaen), Shan တၼ် (tǎn), Tai Nüa ᥖᥢ (tan), Ahom 𑜄𑜃𑜫 (tan, to fill a hole).

Adjective edit

ตัน (dtan) (abstract noun ความตัน)

  1. clogged up; blocked; stopped up.
  2. solid; not hollow.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From English ton.

Noun edit

ตัน (dtan)

  1. ton.