จันทนา(jan-tá-naa)
Meanings
1Proper nounA2
female given name
A Thai female personal name.
Examples
จันทนาjan-tá-naaจันทนาjan-tá-naa1sandalwood (lit./poetic; Skt. candana)2female given nameเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1classmate; colleague (peer)2companion; fellow3friendของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mine
Chantana is my friend.
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Yesterday, Chantana came to see me at home.
Tomorrow, Chantana will go for a job interview at a new company.
จันทนาjan-tá-naaบอกว่าbòk wâaถ้าtâaโครงการkrohng gaanนี้néeสำเร็จsăm-rètเธอterจะjàย้ายทีมyáai teemเพื่อpêuuaเรียนรู้riian róoงานngaanที่têeท้าทายtáa-taaiกว่าgwàa
Chantana said that if this project succeeds, she will transfer teams to learn more challenging work.
2NounC1
sandalwood (lit./poetic; Skt. candana)
A literary or poetic term for sandalwood; often evokes fragrance, purity, or auspiciousness in classical texts.
Examples
กลิ่นglìnกลิ่นglìnsmell; odor; scentจันทนาjan-tá-naaจันทนาjan-tá-naa1sandalwood (lit./poetic; Skt. candana)2female given nameลอยloiลอยloi1floating; adrift2[to] float; drift3[to] float (price/exchange rate)4[to] hover; be suspendedอ่อนònอ่อนòn1weak; feeble2[to] weaken; soften; depreciate3young; immature4soft; tender5gentle; lenient6inexperienced; unseasoned7mild; light (intensity/taste)ๆ-ในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)ลมราตรีlom raa-dtreeลมราตรีlom raa-dtreenight breezeชวนให้chuan hâiชวนให้chuan hâi[to] prompt; cause; lead/make [sb] do/feel; be conducive toนึกถึงnéuk tĕungนึกถึงnéuk tĕung1[to] think of; recall [sb/sth]2[to] consider; take into considerationความบริสุทธิ์kwaam bo-rí-sùtความบริสุทธิ์kwaam bo-rí-sùt1purity of a substance2moral/sexual purity; chastity3innocence; lack of guiltของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2property; goods3thing; item; stuffใจjaiใจjai1kindness; compassion; generosity2core; essence (in compounds)3intention; will; willingness4heart; mind; feelings; spirit5courage; spirit; moraleคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people
The faint scent of sandalwood drifts in the night breeze, evoking the purity of the human heart.
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นักnákกวีพรรณนาgà-wee pan-ná-naaว่าwâaไฟfaiบูชาboo chaaที่têeอบด้วยòp dûuaiจันทนาjan-tá-naaนั้นnánชำระcham-ráความเศร้าkwaam sâoหมองmŏngให้hâiบรรเทาban-tao
The poet describes that the ritual fire perfumed with sandalwood eases and cleanses sorrow.
เมื่อmêuuaบทสวดbòt sùuatเริ่มขึ้นrêrm kûenควันkwanจันทนาjan-tá-naaก็gâwคลี่คลายklêe klaaiไปทั่วbpai tûuaศาลาsăa-laaเสมือนsà-mĕuuanเรียกขวัญrîiak kwănและláeมงคลmong-konให้hâiพรั่งพรูprâng proo
As the chant began, sandalwood smoke unfurled throughout the pavilion, as if summoning blessings and auspiciousness.
ในnaiจารึกjaa-rúkเก่าgàoจันทนาjan-tá-naaถูกtòokกล่าวถึงglàao tĕungเป็นนิตย์bpen nítในฐานะnai tăa-náกลิ่นglìnแห่งhàengศิริsì-rìที่têeชะโลมใจchá-loom jaiให้hâiสงบผ่องsà-ngòp pòng
In old inscriptions, sandalwood is repeatedly mentioned as the fragrance of auspicious grace that soothes the heart to serene clarity.