ต่าง

Thai

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicต่าง
t ˋ ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboondtàang
Royal Institutetang
(standard) IPA(key)/taːŋ˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Isan ต่าง, Lao ຕ່າງ (tāng), Northern Thai ᨲ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨦ (taaŋ²), Khün ᨲ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨦ (taaŋ²), ᦎᦱᧂᧈ (ṫaang¹), Tai Dam ꪔ꪿ꪱꪉ (táng), Shan တၢင်ႇ (tàang), Tai Nüa ᥖᥣᥒᥱ (tǎang), Ahom 𑜄𑜂𑜫 (taṅ).

Noun

ต่าง • (dtàang)

  1. a shoulder pole carried by a beast of burden
  2. a packsaddle

Verb

ต่าง • (dtàang) (abstract noun การต่าง)

  1. to carry; to put on or take on a load, as of passengers, goods, etc.

Derived terms

  • แก้ต่าง
  • ต่างหู (dtàang-hǔu)
  • ม้าต่าง
  • วัวต่าง
  • สัตว์ต่าง

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *taːŋᴮ (to differ).[1]

Cognate with Isan ต่าง, Lao ຕ່າງ (tāng), Northern Thai ᨲ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨦ (taaŋ²), Khün ᨲ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨦ (taaŋ²), ᦎᦱᧂᧈ (ṫaang¹), Tai Dam ꪔ꪿ꪱꪉ (táng), Shan တၢင်ႇ (tàang), Tai Nüa ᥖᥣᥒᥱ (tǎang), Ahom 𑜄𑜂𑜫 (taṅ).

Adjective

ต่าง • (dtàang) (abstract noun ความต่าง)

  1. different
  2. substituting; replacing
  3. other

Adverb

ต่าง • (dtàang) (abstract noun ความต่าง)

  1. as a substitute or replacement; in place of someone or something

Preposition

ต่าง • (dtàang)

  1. as a substitute for or replacement of; in place of

Pronoun

ต่าง • (dtàang)

  1. each

Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Proto-Tai *taːŋᴮ (window).[2] Cognate with dialectal Zhuang dangq (window). Outside of Tai, cognate with Mon ဗတၚ်, Tày nả táng.

Noun

ต่าง • (dtàang)

  1. used in หน้าต่าง (nâa-dtàang, window)
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Cognate with Isan ตาง, Lao ຕາງ (tāng), Northern Thai ᨲᩣ᩠ᨦ (taaŋ¹), Khün ᨲᩣ᩠ᨦ (taaŋ¹), ᦎᦱᧂ (ṫaang), Shan တၢင် (tǎang), Tai Nüa ᥖᥣᥒ (taang). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Appears to be related to the "different, replacing" sense of Etymology 2.”)

Verb

ต่าง • (dtàang) (abstract noun การต่าง)

  1. to substitute; to replace; to take the place of
Derived terms
  • ตี๋ต่าง

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 348
  2. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[2], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 338

Further reading

  • ต่าง” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.