ธานี
taa-nee
Meanings
1NounC1
city; town (formal)
A formal/literary word for a city or town; commonly used in place names as a suffix.
Examples
จังหวัดjang-wàtจังหวัดjang-wàt1provincial; upcountry (attrib., often before nouns)2provinceปทุมธานีbpà-tum-taa-neeปทุมธานีbpà-tum-taa-neePathum Thani (province)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainไม่ไกลmâi glaiไม่ไกลmâi glainot far; nearจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)กรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)
Pathum Thani province is not far from Bangkok.
Related Words
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นครná-konนครná-kon1large city (formal/literary)2prefix in place names (“Nakhon-”)
- large city (formal/literary)
- prefix in place names (“Nakhon-”)
บุรีbù-reeบุรีbù-reecity; town
city; town
กรุงgrungกรุงgrung1capital city2bound form meaning ‘capital’
- capital city
- bound form meaning ‘capital’
เมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state (literary/archaic)2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban area
- country; state (literary/archaic)
- region; realm (historical)
- city; town; urban area
นาครnâa-konนาครnâa-koncity; town (formal)
city; town (formal)