ถ่าน
Thai
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Chinese 炭 (MC thanH, “charcoal”). Cognate with Isan ถ่าน, Lao ຖ່ານ (thān), Northern Thai ᨳ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ (thaan²), Khün ᨳ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ (thaan²), Lü ᦏᦱᧃᧈ (ṫhaan¹), Tai Dam ꪖ꪿ꪱꪙ (thán), Shan ထၢၼ်ႇ (thàan), Tai Nüa ᥗᥣᥢᥱ (thǎan), Phake ထꩫ် (than).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ถ่าน tʰ ˋ ā n | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | tàan |
| Royal Institute | than | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰaːn˨˩/(R) | |
Noun
ถ่าน • (tàan)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ถ่าน” 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.