ตาล(dtaan)

Meanings

1Proper nounA2

name: Tan

a Thai given name or nickname, often romanized as Tan

This is Tan, my friend.

2NounB1

palmyra palm

the palmyra palm tree (Borassus flabellifer), common in South and Southeast Asia

In Isan you can often see palmyra palms growing along the rice fields.

3NounB1

palmyra palm products (fruit, sap, sugar)

the edible parts and products from the palmyra palm, such as the jelly-like fruit, sap, and palm sugar

Grandma cooked sago with palm sugar from palmyra; it smells wonderful.

4ClassifierB1

classifier: palmyra palms/trees

a Thai classifier used for palmyra palms (and sometimes other palm trees)

This orchard has ten palmyra palms; we count them with the classifier tan (ten tan).

Asian Palmyra palm; toddy palm

palmyra palm; toddy palm (tree)