ทนาน
tá-naanMeanings
traditional Thai dry measure
A traditional Thai unit of capacity for rice and other dry goods, commonly reckoned as one liter, with twenty making one ถังถังtǎng1classifier: buckets, bins, drums and tanks2container; bucket; bin; tank.
Examples
3 more examplesShow less
ancient measuring container
A container used for measuring goods to the size of one ‘ทนานทนานtá-naan1traditional Thai dry measure2ancient measuring container’ in the old Thai system.
Examples
3 more examplesShow less
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทนาน said ทะ-นาน?
tá-naan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |