ธน
tonMeanings
1NounB2
wealth; riches (literary)
Wealth, riches, or valuable assets; used in formal or literary contexts.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raan1ancient times; antiquity2ancient; from ancient timesพ่อค้าวาณิชย์pɔ̂ɔ-káa-waa-nítพ่อค้าวาณิชย์pɔ̂ɔ-káa-waa-nítmerchant; traderสะสมsà-sǒmสะสมsà-sǒm1[to] collect (as a hobby)2[to] accumulate; build upธนtonธนton1wealth; riches (literary)2wealth-; money-ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ไหhǎiไหhǎiearthen jar; large clay potและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ฝังfǎngฝังfǎng1[to] bury; inter2[to] implant (medical/dental)3[to] embed; set into4[to be] ingrained; deeply instilled (figurative) [adj]ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)
In ancient times, merchants accumulated wealth in jars and buried them in the ground.
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พระท่านprá-tânให้พรhâi-pɔɔnว่าwâaขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiเจริญjà-rəənด้วยdûuaiอายุaa-yúวรรณะwan-náสุขะsù-kàพละpá-láและlɛ́ธนton
The monk gave a blessing, wishing for prosperity in longevity, class, happiness, strength, and wealth.
การgaanสร้างบารมีsâang-baa-rá-miiนั้นnánสำคัญsǎm-kanยิ่งกว่าyîng-gwàaการสั่งสมgaan-sàng-sǒmธนtonเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenทรัพย์sápที่tîiติดตัวdtìt-dtuuaไปbpaiได้dâaiทุกtúkชาติภพchâat-póp
Building spiritual merit is more important than accumulating riches, as it is an asset that stays with you in every life.
ประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatสอนsŏnเราraoว่าwâaจักรวรรดิjàk-grà-wàtที่têeมั่งคั่งmâng kângด้วยdûuayธนtonและláeไพร่พลprâi ponอาจàatล่มสลายlôm sà-lăaiได้dâiหากhàakขาดkàatคุณธรรมkun-ná-tam
History teaches us that empires rich in wealth and manpower can collapse if they lack virtue.
2AdjectiveC1
wealth-; money-
A combining form of Pali and Sanskrit origin meaning wealth or money, used in compounds such as ธนบัตรธนบัตรtá-ná-bàt1banknote; bill2classifier: ใบ and ธนาคารธนาคารtá-naa-kaan1bank (financial institution)2bank (of something, specialized).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultธนบัตรtá-ná-bàtธนบัตรtá-ná-bàt1banknote; bill2classifier: ใบใบละพันbai-lá-panใบละพันbai-lá-panone thousand eachไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastแลกlɛ̂ɛkแลกlɛ̂ɛk1[to] exchange; swap2[to] exchange money; change currencyเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ใบละร้อยbai-lá-rɔ́ɔiใบละร้อยbai-lá-rɔ́ɔione hundred each (for items)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerธนาคารtá-naa-kaanธนาคารtá-naa-kaan1bank (financial institution)2bank (of something, specialized)
He took a thousand-baht banknote to the bank to exchange it for one-hundred-baht notes.
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ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnการส่งธนาณัติgaan-sòng-tá-naa-nátเป็นbpenวิธีwí-tiiที่นิยมtîi-ní-yomในnaiการส่งเงินgaan-sòng-ngənไปให้bpai-hâiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaที่tîiต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt
In the past, sending a money order was a popular method for sending money to family in other provinces.
บริษัทที่ปรึกษาทางการเงินbɔɔ-rí-sàt-tîi-bprʉ̀k-sǎa-taang-gaan-ngənแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiให้บริการhâi-bɔɔ-rí-gaanด้านdâanธนกิจtá-ná-gìtแก่gɛ̀ɛลูกค้ารายใหญ่lûuk-káa-raai-yàiเท่านั้นtâo-nán
This financial consulting firm provides finance and banking services only to major clients.
การบริหารจัดการgaan-bɔɔ-rí-hǎan-jàt-gaanสินทรัพย์sǐn-sápของkɔ̌ɔngธนาคารtá-naa-kaanนี้níiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu-chîiao-chaanหลายlǎaiด้านdâan
Managing the assets of this bank is complex and requires experts from many fields.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ธน said ทน?
ton
- Same-sounding letterธ sounds just like ท, so the reading uses ท.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ton
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |