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náam-dtaan
น้ำตาล
The standard Thai word for the color brown, literally meaning 'sugar water.' Used to describe hair color, skin tone, clothing, furniture, and food. Thai speakers commonly use this when shopping for clothes, describing people's appearance, or talking about coffee and chocolate colors. More formal than colloquial color terms.
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