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dtângadverbtonefalling tonefalling
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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1v.

to set up; to establish; to erect; to foundwiktionary

2v.

to place; to put; to position; to setwiktionary

3v.

to appoint; to install (in a position)wiktionary

4v.

to set; to adjust (a mechanism)wiktionary

5adv.

as much as; as many as; up to (emphasizing a large amount)curated

6cls.

classifier for things piled or stacked on one anotherwiktionary

In the readings

real sentences, spoken by real voices

บล็อกเขาตั้งนานแล้ว

I blocked him long ago.

Jiji · สระบุรีfrom คนเก่า →

พอแดดเริ่มอ่อนลง พ่อค้าแม่ค้าก็เริ่มตั้งร้าน

As the sunlight softens, the vendors start setting up their stalls.

Pudzon · พระนครศรีอยุธยาfrom ตลาดนัดกลางคืน →

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From Proto-Tai *taŋꟲ (“to erect”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩢ᩠᩶ᨦ, Lao ຕັ້ງ (tang), Lü ᦎᧂᧉ (ṫang²), Shan တင်ႈ (tāng), Ahom 𑜄𑜂𑜫 (taṅ), Zhuang daengj. TDP separates the "pile, time", "as many as", and "set, erect" senses, though it is likely they are etymologically connected.