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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *daːŋᴬ² (“road; way”), from Late Han Chinese or Early Middle Chinese 唐 (MC dang, “road inside temple”). Doublet of ถัง (tǎng, “Tang Dynasty”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨴᩤ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᨴᩤ᩠ᨦ, Isan ทาง, Lao ທາງ (thāng), Lü ᦑᦱᧂ (taang), Tai Dam ꪕꪱꪉ, Shan တၢင်း (táang), Tai Nüa ᥖᥣᥒᥰ (täang), Phake တင် (taṅ), Ahom 𑜄𑜂𑜫 (taṅ), Zuojiang Zhuang tangz (Longzhou).
Pronunciation
Noun
ทาง • (taang)
- way, route, or course for travel.
- opportunity; chance.
- section; part; side.
- ทางนั้นยังไม่ได้ตอบกลับมา
- taang nán yang mâi dâai dtɔ̀ɔp glàp maa
- They (that side) have not yet replied.
- method; means; procedure; process.
Derived terms
Classifier
ทาง • (taang)
- Classifier for routes, ways. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
- Classifier for directions, sides. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
Preposition
ทาง • (taang)
- in relation to; regarding; concerning.
- เธอต้องการให้สังคมนี้รองรับความหลากหลายทางความคิด
- təə dtɔ̂ng-gaan hâi sǎng-kom níi rɔɔng-ráp kwaam-làak-lǎai taang kwaam-kít
- She wants this society to accommodate diversity of thoughts.
References
- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.