นัดดา
nát-daaMeanings
1NounC1
grandchild (formal or literary)
A son or daughter of someone's child; a formal or literary term, also used in royal contexts.
Examples
พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)นัดดาnát-daaนัดดาnát-daa1grandchild (formal or literary)2nephew; niece (formal or literary)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระราชาprá-raa-chaaพระราชาprá-raa-chaakingเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พระโอรสprá-oo-rótพระโอรสprá-oo-rótroyal son; prince (son of a king)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระธิดาprá-tí-daaพระธิดาprá-tí-daaprincess; royal daughterองค์ongองค์ong1classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues2honorific prefix (royalty; deities; revered figures)3body (royal usage)4element; component (formal/technical)โตdtooโตdtoo1[to] grow; mature2big; large; grown-upของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระองค์prá-ongพระองค์prá-ong1royal person; His/Her Majesty2royal third-person pronoun3royal second-person pronoun4royal classifier5body (royal)
The king's grandson is the son of his eldest daughter.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakบุตรสาวbùt-sǎaoคนเล็กkon-lékเสียชีวิตsǐia-chii-wítท่านtânก็gɔ̂รับrápนัดดาnát-daaทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenบุตรbùtของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəมาmaaเลี้ยงดูlíiang-duu
After his youngest daughter died, he took in and raised her two children, his grandchildren.
นับแต่náp-dtɛ̀ɛบุตรสาวbùt-sǎaoจากไปjàak-bpaiก่อนวัยอันควรgɔ̀ɔn-wai-an-kuuanท่านtânก็gɔ̂อุทิศù-títบั้นปลายชีวิตbân-bplaai-chii-wítให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛการเลี้ยงดูgaan-líiang-duuนัดดาnát-daaผู้pûuเป็นbpenบุตรbùtคนเดียวkon-diiaoของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəə
Since his daughter's untimely death, he has devoted his remaining years to raising his grandchild, her only child.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàทรงมีsong-miiพระราชกรณียกิจprá-râat-chá-gɔɔ-rá-nii-yá-gìtมากมายmâak-maaiพระองค์prá-ongก็gɔ̂ยังyangทรงsongติดตามdtìt-dtaamการศึกษาgaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaของkɔ̌ɔngพระpráนัดดาnát-daaผู้pûuเป็นbpenพระโอรสprá-oo-rótของkɔ̌ɔngพระธิดาprá-tí-daaอย่างใกล้ชิดyàang-glâi-chít
Despite his many royal duties, he still closely follows the education of his grandson, the son of his daughter.
2NounC1
nephew; niece (formal or literary)
A son or daughter of someone's brother or sister; a formal or literary term, also used in royal contexts.
Examples
เจ้าคุณjâao-kunเจ้าคุณjâao-kun1honorific for a senior monk2Your Lordship (to a senior monk)3old noble title (historical)พาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inนัดดาnát-daaนัดดาnát-daa1grandchild (formal or literary)2nephew; niece (formal or literary)ไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiamไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiam1[to] visit [sb] (showing care)2[to] visit [a place] (inspect/attend)ญาติyâatญาติyâatrelative; family memberเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiลูกชายlûuk-chaaison; male childของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoyounger sister; younger female siblingท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)
The nobleman took his nephew to visit relatives. The boy was his younger sister's son.
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เจ้าคุณjâao-kunรับrápนัดดาnát-daaซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenลูกชายlûuk-chaaiของkɔ̌ɔngพี่ชายpîi-chaaiที่tîiล่วงลับlûuang-lápมาmaaอุปการะù-bpà-gaa-ráและlɛ́ส่งเสียsòng-sǐiaให้hâiเรียนหนังสือriian-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉจนjonจบjòp
The nobleman took in his late elder brother's son and supported him until he completed his education.
ท่านtânยกyókที่ดินtîi-dinส่วนหนึ่งsùuan-nʉ̀ngให้hâiนัดดาnát-daaผู้pûuเป็นbpenบุตรสาวbùt-sǎaoของkɔ̌ɔngน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiด้วยdûuaiหวังwǎngให้hâiนางnaangมีmiiที่tîiทำกินtam-ginและlɛ́ไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngพึ่งพาpʉ̂ng-paaผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉn
He gave part of his land to his niece, his younger brother's daughter, hoping she would have land to earn a living from and would not need to depend on others.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàหมางใจmǎang-jaiกับgàpพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoมานานmaa-naanเจ้าเมืองjâao-mʉʉangก็gɔ̂มิได้mí-dâaiลดlótความเอ็นดูkwaam-en-duuที่tîiมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔนัดดาnát-daaผู้pûuเป็นbpenบุตรbùtของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaangลงlongเลยləəi
Although the governor had long been estranged from his elder sister, his affection for her child had not diminished at all.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
นัดnátนัดnát1appointment; meeting2[to] make an appointment; arrange to meet3round; match (sports)4classifier: round; match; appointment5classifier: shot; round of ammunitionappointment; meetingPart 1
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นัดดาnát-daaนัดดาnát-daagrandchild (formal or literary)grandchild (formal or literary)Word