ทางตัน

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Thai

Etymology

From ทาง (taang, passage; path; way; etc.) +‎ ตัน (dtan, having no outlets; closed at one end; etc.); literally "blind passage".

Pronunciation

Orthographicทางตัน
d ā ŋ t ạ n
Phonemic
ทาง-ตัน
d ā ŋ – t ạ n
RomanizationPaiboontaang-dtan
Royal Institutethang-tan
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaːŋ˧.tan˧/(R)

Noun

ทางตัน (taang-dtan)

  1. street, lane, etc., closed at one end; dead end
  2. (figurative) position or situation in which progress is impossible.

References

  • Royal Institute of Thailand. (2009). Photchananukrom Kham Mai Lem Song Chabap Ratchabandittayasathan พจนานุกรมคำใหม่ เล่ม ๒ ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน [Royal Institute Dictionary of New Words, Volume 2]. (in Thai). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. →ISBN. p. 59.