ทานตะวัน(taan-dtà-wan)
Meanings
1NounA2
sunflower (plant)
A tall annual plant (Helianthus annuus) with a large yellow flower head and edible seeds.
Examples
ทุ่งtûngทุ่งtûng1field; open country2rice field area; paddy fields3plain; prairieทานตะวันtaan-dtà-wanทานตะวันtaan-dtà-wan1sunflower (plant)2sunflower seed(s)สีเหลืองsĕe lĕuuangสีเหลืองsĕe lĕuuang1yellow (color)2yellow (the color)3‘Yellow’ (Thai politics)4yellow (journalism); sensationalistสูงsŏongสูงsŏong1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3advanced; elevated (abstract)4up; to a high positionเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullเนินเขาnern kăoเนินเขาnern kăoa hill; gentle rise of land
A field of tall yellow sunflowers covers the hill.
2NounA2
sunflower seed(s)
The edible seeds of the sunflower, especially when used as a snack or ingredient.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketเมล็ดทานตะวันmá-lét taan dtà-wanเมล็ดทานตะวันmá-lét taan dtà-wansunflower seedเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsของว่างkŏng wâangของว่างkŏng wâang1snack; light bite2light refreshments; finger food
I like eating sunflower seeds as a snack.
Word Breakdown
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ทานตะวันtaan-dtà-wanทานตะวันtaan-dtà-wansunflower (plant)