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

Examples

ทองคำtɔɔng-kamทองคำtɔɔng-kam1gold (chemical element; precious metal)2figurative: something precious/valuableเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ธาตุtâatธาตุtâat1element (chemical)2element; fundamental component3bodily element (traditional medicine/Buddhism)4temperament; constitutionที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอะตอมà-dtɔɔmอะตอมà-dtɔɔm1atom2atom (figurative)ชนิดchá-nítชนิดchá-nít1kind; type; category2classifier for kinds/types3species; kind (biology)เดียวกันdiiao-ganเดียวกันdiiao-ganthe same; identicalจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)แยกyɛ̂ɛkแยกyɛ̂ɛk1[to] separate; split; divide2junction; intersection3[to] distinguish; tell apart4separate; distinct; individual5[to] branch offด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooปฏิกิริยาเคมีbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaa-kee-miiปฏิกิริยาเคมีbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaa-kee-miichemical 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

Examples

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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Tones

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

Why is ธาตุ said ทาด?

tâat

  • Same-sounding letterธ sounds just like ท, so the reading uses ท.Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ต is said like ด (t).

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

tâat

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling

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——