ธนบัตร

tá-ná-bàt

Meanings

1NounA2

banknote; bill

paper money issued by a central bank or government, with a stated denomination

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ถือtʉ̌ʉถือtʉ̌ʉ1[to] hold; carry (by hand)2[to] regard; consider; deem3[to] observe; keep (rules, precepts, fast)4[to] be strict/particular about5[to] hold; possess (assets or rights)ธนบัตรtá-ná-bàtธนบัตรtá-ná-bàt1banknote; bill2classifier: ใบสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)มือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)
I’m holding a ten-baht banknote in my hand.
3 more examples
เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiเขาkǎoแลกธนบัตรlɛ̂ɛk-tá-ná-bàtใหญ่yàiเป็นbpenธนบัตรtá-ná-bàtย่อยyɔ̂ɔiที่tîiธนาคารtá-naa-kaan
Yesterday he exchanged a large-denomination banknote for smaller ones at the bank.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiแม่mɛ̂ɛจะjàไปbpaiฝากfàakธนบัตรtá-ná-bàtที่tîiได้dâaiรับเป็นráp-bpenเงินสดngən-sòtเข้าkâoบัญชีban-chii
Tomorrow Mom will deposit the banknotes she received as cash into her account.
ร้านค้าráan káaยอมรับyom rápธนบัตรtá-ná-bàtทุกtúkชนิดchà-nítที่têeออกòkโดยdoiธนาคารแห่งประเทศไทยtá-naa-kaan hàeng bprà-têht taiเพราะpráwมีmeeมูลค่าmoon-lá-kâaตามที่dtaam têeระบุrá-bùไว้wái
The shop accepts all banknotes issued by the Bank of Thailand because they have the stated denomination.
2ClassifierA2

classifier: ใบใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5blade

used with the classifier ใบใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5blade to count banknotes

Examples

ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoธนบัตรtá-ná-bàtธนบัตรtá-ná-bàt1banknote; bill2classifier: ใบหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5blade
I have one banknote.
3 more examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแลกธนบัตรlɛ̂ɛk-tá-ná-bàtใบละร้อยbai-lá-rɔ́ɔiเป็นbpenเหรียญrǐianให้hâiฉันchǎn
Mom exchanged a one-hundred-baht banknote for coins for me.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเขาkǎoหยิบyìpธนบัตรtá-ná-bàtสองsɔ̌ɔngใบbaiจ่ายjàaiค่าอาหารkâa-aa-hǎan
Yesterday he took out two banknotes to pay for the food.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiผมpǒmนับnápธนบัตรtá-ná-bàtทีละtii-láใบbaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความถูกต้องkwaam-tùuk-dtɔ̂ng
The staff asked me to count the banknotes one by one to ensure accuracy.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ธนบัตร said ทะ-นะ-บัด?

tá-ná-bàt

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

tá

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

ธนtonธนton1wealth; riches (literary)2wealth-; money-wealth; riches (literary)Part 1
+
บัตรbàtบัตรbàt1card; pass; badge2ticket3voucher; couponcard; pass; badgePart 2
ธนบัตรtá-ná-bàtธนบัตรtá-ná-bàtbanknote; billbanknote; billWord

Related Words

1banknote; bill