ທານ

See also: ທ່ານ

Lao

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [tʰaːn˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [tʰaːn˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ທານ
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1

Cognate with Thai ทาน (taan).

Verb

ທານ • (thān) (abstract noun ການທານ)

  1. (transitive) to protect
  2. (transitive) to oppose

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Pali dāna. Cognate with Thai ทาน (taan).

Noun

ທານ • (thān)

  1. donation, alms, charity
    Synonym: ທານະ (thā na)

Verb

ທານ • (thān) (abstract noun ການທານ)

  1. (polite, transitive) to eat
    Synonym: ກິນ (kin)

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

ທານ n

  1. Lao script form of dāna (“gift”)

Declension