ไทยทาน
tai-yá-taanMeaning
1NounB2
offerings; gifts for donation
items given as gifts or charitable offerings, especially to Buddhist monks
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesจัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3intense; strong; extremeชุดchútชุดchút1set; collection2outfit; suit; uniform3classifier for sets/outfits/equipment4series; batchไทยทานtai-yá-taanไทยทานtai-yá-taanofferings; gifts for donationเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofนำไปnam-bpaiนำไปnam-bpai[to] take; carry; bring [sb/sth] (away/to somewhere)ถวายtà-wǎaiถวายtà-wǎai1to offer (to royalty/monastics)2[to] dedicate/offer merit (to royalty/monastics)3to serve (royalty/monastics)พระที่prá-tîiพระที่prá-tîimonks’ quarters; monks’ living areaวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วันพรุ่งนี้wan-prûng-níiวันพรุ่งนี้wan-prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
Grandma is preparing a set of offerings to give to the monks at the temple tomorrow.
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ที่tîiร้านráanสังฆภัณฑ์sǎng-ká-panมีmiiชุดchútไทยทานtai-yá-taanจัดjàtสำเร็จsǎm-rètขายkǎaiหลายlǎaiราคาraa-kaa
At the shop for Buddhist religious items, there are pre-arranged offering sets for sale at various prices.
ไทยทานtai-yá-taanชุดchútนี้níiประกอบด้วยbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-dûuaiของใช้kɔ̌ɔng-cháiที่tîiจำเป็นjam-bpenสำหรับพระsǎm-ràp-práภิกษุpík-sùเช่นchênสบู่sà-bùuยาสีฟันyaa-sǐi-fanและlɛ́ยาแก้ปวดyaa-gɛ̂ɛ-bpùuat
This offering set consists of necessary items for a monk, such as soap, toothpaste, and painkillers.
การถวายgaan-tà-wǎaiไทยทานtai-yá-taanเป็นbpenการสร้างgaan-sâangบุญกุศลbun-gù-sǒnอย่างหนึ่งyàang-nʉ̀ngโดยdooiเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaจะjàส่งผลsòng-pǒnบุญbunไปยังbpai-yangผู้ล่วงลับpûu-lûuang-lápได้dâai
Offering 'thayathaan' is a way of making merit, with the belief that the merit can be transferred to the deceased.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไทยทาน said ไท-ยะ-ทาน?
tai-yá-taan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ทานtaanทานtaan1[to] eat; consume (polite)2[to] take (medicine)3almsgiving; charity (Buddhist ‘ทาน’)[to] eat; consume (polite)Part 2
ไทยทานtai-yá-taanไทยทานtai-yá-taanofferings; gifts for donationofferings; gifts for donationWord