เทียน

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Thai

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Etymology

From Angkorian Old Khmer dyān, dyan (candle). Compare Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer den. Cognate with Modern Khmer ទៀន (tiən); Lao ທຽນ (thīan); Northern Thai ᨴ᩠ᨿᩁ (tian).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเทียน
e d ī y n
RomanizationPaiboontiian
Royal Institutethian
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰia̯n˧/(R)
Homophones

Noun

เทียน (tiian)

  1. (classifier เล่ม) candle.
    ทุกนารีงามสรรพเมื่อดับเทียน
    túk naa-rii ngaam sàp mʉ̂ʉa dàp tiian
    When the candles are out all women are fair.
  2. (slang) penis.
  3. (botany) touch-me-not: the plant, Impatiens balsamina L., of the family Balsaminaceae.

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