ณัฐ
nátMeaning
1NounC1
wise person; scholar
a wise or learned person; a scholar (highly formal and most often used as part of Thai given names)
Examples
ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiลูกชายlûuk-chaaison; male childของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownณัฐnátณัฐnátwise person; scholarซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsผู้มีปัญญาpûu-mii-bpan-yaaผู้มีปัญญาpûu-mii-bpan-yaawise person; person of wisdom
His son is named Nat, which means a person with wisdom.
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คนไทยkon-taiจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakนิยมní-yomตั้งชื่อdtâng-chʉ̂ʉลูกlûukโดยdooiมีmiiคำว่าkam-wâaณัฐnátผสมpà-sǒmอยู่yùuด้วยdûuaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความเป็นสิริมงคลkwaam-bpen-sì-rí-mong-kon
Many Thai people popularly name their children with the word 'Nat' included for auspiciousness.
ในทางnai-taangนิรุกติศาสตร์ní-rúk-dtì-sàatคำว่าkam-wâaณัฐnátมีmiiรากศัพท์râak-sàpมาจากmaa-jàakภาษาบาลีpaa-sǎa-baa-liiและlɛ́สันสกฤตsǎn-sà-grìtหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngนักปราชญ์nák-bpràat
In terms of etymology, the word 'Nat' has its roots in Pali and Sanskrit, meaning a scholar.
คำว่าkam-wâaณัฐnátมักmákปรากฏbpraa-gòtในnaiวรรณคดีโบราณwan-ná-ká-dii-boo-raanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiกล่าวglàaoยกย่องyók-yɔ̂ɔngบุคคลbùk-konผู้pûuมีmiiสติปัญญาsà-dtì-bpan-yaaเฉียบแหลมchìiap-lɛ̌ɛm
The word 'Nat' often appears in ancient literature to praise individuals with a sharp intellect.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ณัฐ said นัด?
nát
- Same-sounding letterณ sounds just like น, so the reading uses น.Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ฐ is said like ด (t).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ฐ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nát
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |