ᨯᩥ᩠ᨶ

Northern Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɗinᴬ (“earth”). Compare Middle Chinese 塵 (MC drin). Cognate with Thai ดิน (din), Lao ດິນ (din), Lü ᦡᦲᧃ (ḋiin), Shan လိၼ် (lǐn), Tai Dam ꪒꪲꪙ, Ahom 𑜓𑜢𑜃𑜫 (din) or 𑜃𑜢𑜃𑜫 (nin), Nong Zhuang ndin.

Pronunciation

Orthographicᨯᩥ᩠ᨶ
Phonemicดิน
ɗ i n
RomanizationPaiboondin
Royal Institutedin
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/din˧/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/din˧˧˦/

Noun

ᨯᩥ᩠ᨶ • (din)

  1. earth, dirt
    • 2005, สงบ เดชะวงศ์ [Sa-ngop Dechawong], คู่มือการเรียยหนังสือตัวเมือง แบบง่าย [Handbook for Learning Tua Mueang (Made Easy)] (overall work in Thai), page 29:
      ᨠᩱ᩵ᨡ᩠ᨿᩮ᩵ᨯᩥ᩠ᨶᨻᩮᩬᩨ᩵ᩋᨪᩬᩴᩡᨠᩦ᩠ᨶᩋᩣᩉᩣ᩠ᩁ
      A chicken opens the ground up so as to find food to eat.
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