Dictionary entry

แทน

tɛɛn

instead

#596 most common1 syllablein 1 reading

Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented

1adj.

tanwiktionary

2adv.

instead; in place; ratherwiktionary

3v.

to represent; to take place ofwiktionary

4v.

to replacewiktionary

5v.

to repay; to retaliatewiktionary

real sentences, spoken by real voices

ยิ้มทำหน้าที่แทนคำว่า "ไม่"

The smile stands in for the word "no."

Pudzon · พระนครศรีอยุธยาfrom ยิ้มไว้ก่อน →

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨴᩯ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᨴᩯ᩠ᨶ, Lao ແທນ (thǣn), Lü ᦶᦑᧃ (taen), Shan တႅၼ်း (tén). Borrowed from English tan.