ทะนาน
tá-naanMeanings
1NounB2
thanān; traditional dry measure
A traditional Thai measure of capacity used especially for grain; the standardized ทะนานหลวง equals one liter.
Examples
แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káafemale vendor; saleswoman; shopkeeperบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaoข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaosticky rice; glutinous riceหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostทะนานtá-naanทะนานtá-naan1thanān; traditional dry measure2measuring container (one thanān)ประมาณbprà-maanประมาณbprà-maan1approximately; about2[to] estimate; approximate3estimate (noun)4something like; along the lines of (informal)5moderate; reasonable (literary)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostจุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3[to] light; ignite4full stop; period5point (argument/aspect)6decimal point7degree (° symbol)8point (classifier for small dots/points)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondห้าhâaห้าhâa1five (number)2Java plum tree (Northern Thai)ลิตรlítลิตรlít1liter; litre2classifier: liter; litre
The vendor said that one thanan of sticky rice is about 1.25 liters.
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Grandma bought two thanan of black sesame to make sweets for the merit-making event.
ชาวนาchaao-naaวัดwátข้าวเปลือกkâao-bplʉ̀ʉakด้วยdûuaiทะนานtá-naanเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenหน่วยnùuaiดั้งเดิมdâng-dəəmที่tîiใช้cháiค้าขายkáa-kǎaiกันganในnaiท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìn
The farmer measures paddy rice in thanan, as it’s the traditional unit used in local trade.
สูตรsùutโบราณboo-raanระบุว่าrá-bù-wâaต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngหนึ่งnʉ̀ngทะนานtá-naanกับgàpน้ำตาลnám-dtaanครึ่งkrʉ̂ngทะนานtá-naanจึงjʉngได้รสdâai-rótพอดีpɔɔ-dii
The old recipe specifies one thanan of flour and half a thanan of sugar for the perfect taste.
2NounC1
measuring container (one thanān)
A measuring container used as a standard that holds one thanān in traditional Thai measurement.
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แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káafemale vendor; saleswoman; shopkeeperมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toตวงdtuuangตวงdtuuang[to] measure (by volume)ข้าวสารkâao-sǎanข้าวสารkâao-sǎanuncooked rice (raw grains)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooทะนานtá-naanทะนานtá-naan1thanān; traditional dry measure2measuring container (one thanān)ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerปริมาตรมาตรฐานbpà-rí-mâat-mâat-dtrà-tǎanปริมาตรมาตรฐานbpà-rí-mâat-mâat-dtrà-tǎanstandard volume (thermodynamics/chemistry)
Vendors often measure rice with a wooden thanān container to ensure a standard volume.
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ในnaiพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panมีmiiจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛngทะนานtá-naanโบราณboo-raanที่tîiใช้cháiเป็นbpenภาชนะpaa-chá-náมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎanสำหรับsǎm-ràpตวงdtuuangข้าวkâao
The museum displays an ancient thanān used as a standard container for measuring rice.
งานวิชาการngaan-wí-chaa-gaanชี้ว่าchíi-wâaแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láภูมิภาคpuu-mí-pâakมีmiiรูปแบบrûup-bɛ̀ɛpของkɔ̌ɔngทะนานtá-naanต่างกันdtàang-ganแต่dtɛ̀ɛถูกtùukกำหนดgam-nòtให้hâiถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenภาชนะpaa-chá-náมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎanเดียวกันdiiao-ganในnaiทางราชการtaang-râat-chá-gaan
Academic work indicates that each region has different forms of the thanān, yet it is officially designated as the same standard container.
ช่างไม้châng-máaiทำtamทะนานtá-naanตามแบบแผนdtaam-bɛ̀ɛp-pɛ̌ɛnดั้งเดิมdâng-dəəmเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiการgaanตวงdtuuangเป็นไปตามมาตรฐานbpen-bpai-dtaam-mâat-dtrà-tǎanเดียวกันdiiao-ganในnaiตลาดท้องถิ่นdtà-làat-tɔ́ɔng-tìn
A carpenter makes thanān containers according to traditional specifications so that measuring conforms to a unified standard in the local market.
Tones
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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 | — | — |