ถาน(tăan)
Meanings
1NounC1
latrine; toilet (old-fashioned)
An old-fashioned Thai word for a toilet or latrine, often meaning a simple or outdoor toilet.
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สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back thenบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1village; hometown2classifier: หลัง3home (family unit)4house; homeตามdtaamตามdtaam1after; behind; in pursuit of2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4[to] follow; go after5along; along (a path); following (direction)ชนบทchon-ná-bòtชนบทchon-ná-bòt1rural (attr.)2countryside; rural areaยังyangยังyang1yet? (question use)2still; continuing3not yet (with ไม่)4still/even (emphatic degree)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; order2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] use; employ4[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)ถานtăanถานtăanlatrine; toilet (old-fashioned)ที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)สร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] create; produce2[to] generate; develop3[to] build; construct4[to] establish; foundไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3marks retention or maintenance of a state4[to] leave (something) as is5[to] set aside; reserve6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)นอกnôkนอกnôk1outside; outdoors2outside; outer; external3except; other than4foreign; external; outsideตัวบ้านdtuua bâanตัวบ้านdtuua bâanthe house itself; main structure of a house
In the old days, houses in the countryside still used latrines built outside the house.
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ตอนdtonไปbpaiเข้าค่ายkâo kâaiลูกเสือlôok sĕuuaพวกเราpûuak raoต้องdtôngช่วยกันchûuai ganขุดkùtหลุมlǔmเพื่อpêuuaทำtamถานtăanชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
When we went to the scout camp, we had to help dig a hole to make a temporary latrine.
ในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-deeเก่าๆgào gàoมักจะmák jàเจอjerคำว่าkam wâaลงlongถานtăanซึ่งsêungหมายถึงmăai tĕungการไปgaan bpaiเข้าห้องน้ำkâo hông námนั่นเองnân eng
In old literature, you will often find the phrase 'long than', which means going to the toilet.
วัดป่าwát bpàaบางbaangแห่งhàengยังคงyang kongมีmeeถานtăanสำหรับsăm-ràpพระภิกษุสงฆ์prá pík-sù sŏngซึ่งsêungสร้างsâangอย่างyàangเรียบง่ายrîiap ngâaiกลมกลืนglom gleuunกับgàpธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
Some forest temples still have simple latrines for the monks, built simply to blend in with nature.