ธาตุ

tâat

Meanings

1NounB1

element (chemical)

a pure chemical substance consisting of atoms with the same number of protons; cannot be decomposed by chemical means

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ทองคำtong kamทองคำtong kam1gold (chemical element; precious metal)2figurative: something precious/valuableเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ธาตุtâatธาตุtâat1element (chemical)2element; fundamental component3bodily element (traditional medicine/Buddhism)4temperament; constitution5root (grammar)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอะตอมà-dtomอะตอมà-dtom1atom2atom (figurative)ชนิดchà-nítชนิดchà-nít1kind; type; category2classifier for kinds/types3species; kind (biology)เดียวกันdiao ganเดียวกันdiao ganthe same; identicalจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)แยกyâekแยกyâek1[to] separate; split; divide2junction; intersection3[to] distinguish; tell apart4separate; distinct; individual5[to] branch offด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooปฏิกิริยาเคมีbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaa kay-meeปฏิกิริยาเคมีbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaa kay-meechemical reactionไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
Gold is an element with atoms of the same kind, so it cannot be separated by chemical reactions.
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2NounB2

element; fundamental component

a basic part or essential constituent of something

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3NounC1

bodily element (traditional medicine/Buddhism)

a fundamental bodily element or natural principle (earth, water, fire, air) in traditional Thai medicine and Buddhist cosmology

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แพทย์แผนไทยpɛ̂ɛt-pɛ̌ɛn-taiแพทย์แผนไทยpɛ̂ɛt-pɛ̌ɛn-taiThai traditional medicine practitionerเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâa[to] believe (that) ...ร่างกายrâang-gaaiร่างกายrâang-gaaibodyประกอบด้วยbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-dûuaiประกอบด้วยbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-dûuai[to] consist of; [to] be composed ofธาตุทั้งสี่tâat-táng-sìiธาตุทั้งสี่tâat-táng-sìithe four elements (earth, water, wind/air, fire)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toสมดุลกันsǒm-dun-ganสมดุลกันsǒm-dun-gan[to] be balanced; be in balance
Traditional Thai doctors believe the body is made of the four elements—earth, water, wind, and fire—that must be in balance.
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4NounC1

temperament; constitution

an individual's bodily constitution or temperament believed to be influenced by the balance of elements

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5NounC1

root (grammar)

The basic part of a word from which other words are formed, especially a verb root in Pali or Sanskrit grammar.

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ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeธาตุtâatธาตุtâat1element (chemical)2element; fundamental component3bodily element (traditional medicine/Buddhism)4temperament; constitution5root (grammar)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2classifier for parts or portions3share; quota4department; division; unit5as for; regarding6over (in fractions)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developคำกริยาkam grì-yaaคำกริยาkam grì-yaaverb (part of speech)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาษาบาลีpaa-săa baa-leeภาษาบาลีpaa-săa baa-leePali language
The teacher explained that a root is a component used to form verbs in Pali.
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