Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *tiːnᴬ (foot). Cognate with Tai Nüa ᥖᥤᥢ (tin), Lao ຕີນ (tīn), Northern Thai ᨲᩦ᩠ᨶ, ᦎᦲᧃ (ṫiin), Shan တိၼ် (tǐn), Tai Dam ꪔꪲꪙ, Ahom 𑜄𑜢𑜃𑜫 (tin), Bouyei dinl, Zhuang din.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicตีน
t ī n
RomanizationPaiboondtiin
Royal Institutetin
(standard) IPA(key)/tiːn˧/(R)

Noun

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ตีน (dtiin)

  1. (anatomy, of an animal, vulgar and offensive if applied to a human being) (classifer ข้าง for a single one or คู่ for a pair) foot.
  2. (sometimes considered vulgar and offensive) lowest or supporting part: foot, base, pedestal, etc.

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