ดัน

See also: ดิน

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicดัน
ɗ ạ n
RomanizationPaiboondan
Royal Institutedan
(standard) IPA(key)/dan˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Lao ດັນ (dan).

Verb

ดัน • (dan) (abstract noun การดัน or ความดัน)

  1. to push; to press
  2. to insist stubbornly, doggedly
  3. (slang) to put forward or bring before the public; to publicise; to create publicity (for); to promote
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably related to Etymology 1.”)

Adverb

ดัน • (dan)

  1. used to modify a verb in a situation where an action should not be done but is done nevertheless.
Derived terms
  • ดันทุรัง

Etymology 3

Verb

ดัน • (dan)

  1. undefined, found in a number of compounds.
Derived terms

Further reading

  • ดัน” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.