ทำทาน(tam taan)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] give alms; do charity
to give to others without expecting return, often referring to giving alms or making charitable donations in a religious context
Examples
เช้าcháaoเช้าcháao1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morningวันพระwan práวันพระwan práBuddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseพาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำทานtam taanทำทานtam taan1[to] give alms; do charity2[to] donate; make offerings
On the Buddhist holy day morning, mom took us to the temple to give alms.
2VerbB1
[to] donate; make offerings
to donate money, goods, or food to the poor, temples, or public charities; to make religious offerings
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำทานtam taanทำทานtam taan1[to] give alms; do charity2[to] donate; make offeringsถวายtà-wăaiถวายtà-wăai1to offer (to royalty/monastics)2[to] dedicate/offer merit (to royalty/monastics)3to serve (royalty/monastics)ข้าวสารkâao săanข้าวสารkâao săanuncooked rice (raw grains)และláeและláeand (coordinating)เงินเล็กน้อยngern lék nóiเงินเล็กน้อยngern lék nóia small amount of money
Tomorrow I will go to the temple to donate rice and a small amount of money.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ให้ทานhâi taanให้ทานhâi taan[to] give alms; [to] make a donation
[to] give alms; [to] make a donation
บริจาคbò-rí-jàakบริจาคbò-rí-jàak[to] donate [sth]; give [sth] to charity
[to] donate [sth]; give [sth] to charity
แผ่ทานpàe taanแผ่ทานpàe taan[to] practice generosity; give alms
[to] practice generosity; give alms
บริจาคทานbò-rí-jàak taanบริจาคทานbò-rí-jàak taan[to] give alms; [to] donate to charity
[to] give alms; [to] donate to charity
Word Breakdown
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ทำทานtam taanทำทานtam taan[to] give alms; do charity