Thai

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Etymology

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Possibly from (, person) +‎ หาญ (hǎan, brave), or from Ahom 𑜑𑜃𑜫 (han, warrior).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicทหาร
d h ā r
Phonemic
ทะ-หาน
d a – h ā n
RomanizationPaiboontá-hǎan
Royal Institutetha-han
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰa˦˥.haːn˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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ทหาร (tá-hǎan) (classifier คน or นาย)

  1. the military; military or military-like body, armed force, armed body; member thereof, person in military service, or military person, as soldier, warrior, servicemember, military officer, naval officer, etc.

Synonyms

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person in military service

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Pattani Malay: tahang

See also

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  NODES
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