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Tà-wan-òok (ตะวันออก)

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Tà-wan-òok (ตะวันออก), the Thai word for east, literally where the day's eye comes out
Where the day’s eye comes out.

Tà-wan-òok (ตะวันออก 📣) means east.

ORIGIN: Old Thai, taa wan, “eye of the day.”

PARTS: taa = eye, wan = day, òok = comes out.

LITERALLY: where the day’s eye comes out.

Malay calls the sun matahari, eye of the day, though the languages aren’t from the same family.

Malay calls the sun matahari, eye of the day, though Thai and Malay are not from the same language family
Malay sees it the same way.

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