ทานข้าว
Thai
Etymology
Lit.: ทาน (taan) + ข้าว (kâao): "to eat rice, (by extension) food". Cf. to similar expressions in other languages, e.g. Chinese 吃飯/吃饭 (chīfàn, “to eat rice/food”), Vietnamese ăn cơm (“to eat rice/food”)
Pronunciation
Orthographic | ทานข้าว d ā n kʰ ˆ ā w | |
Phonemic | ทาน-ค่าว d ā n – g ˋ ā w | |
Romanization | Paiboon | taan-kâao |
Royal Institute | than-khao | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /tʰaːn˧.kʰaːw˥˩/ |
Verb
ทานข้าว • (taan-kâao) (abstract noun การทานข้าว)
- (nonstandard) to eat food; to have a meal
Synonyms
- กินข้าว (gin-kâao)