นัตถุ์
nátMeanings
1NounC1
snuff; nasal powder
a fine medicinal powder or snuff that is inhaled through the nose
Examples
คุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พกpókพกpók[to] carry (on oneself)ยานัตถุ์yaa-nátยานัตถุ์yaa-nátsnuffติดตัวdtìt-dtuuaติดตัวdtìt-dtuua1[to] have/carry on one’s person2with you; on one’s person; on hand3[to] cling/adhere to one’s body (of smells/stains/etc.)4[to] remain with [sb] (of traits/skills/etc.); be inherentไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)เสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2equal; level; even3[to] draw; [to] tieเวลาออกwee-laa-ɔ̀ɔkเวลาออกwee-laa-ɔ̀ɔkdeparture timeไปเดินเล่นbpai-dəən-lênไปเดินเล่นbpai-dəən-lên[to] go for a walkนอกบ้านnɔ̂ɔk-bâanนอกบ้านnɔ̂ɔk-bâan1outdoors; outside the house2outdoor; out-of-home
Grandpa always likes to carry snuff with him when going out for a walk.
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ยานัตถุ์yaa-nátขวดkùuatนี้níiผสมpà-sǒmสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nítที่tîiช่วยchûuaiบรรเทาban-taoอาการaa-gaanคัดจมูกkát-jà-mùukได้dâaiดีมากdii-mâak
This bottle of snuff is mixed with various herbs that are very good at relieving nasal congestion.
ในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanการมอบgaan-mɔ̂ɔpตลับdtà-làpใส่sàiยานัตถุ์yaa-nátที่tîiทำจากtam-jàakทองคำtɔɔng-kamหรือrʉ̌ʉเงินแท้ngən-tɛ́ɛถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการแสดงออกgaan-sà-dɛɛng-ɔ̀ɔkถึงtʉ̌ngฐานะtǎa-náทางสังคมtaang-sǎng-kom
In ancient times, giving a snuff box made of pure gold or silver was considered an expression of social status.
แม้mɛ́ɛความนิยมkwaam-ní-yomของkɔ̌ɔngยานัตถุ์yaa-nátจะjàลดลงlót-longตามdtaamยุคสมัยyúk-sà-mǎiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangมีmiiกลุ่มผู้สูงอายุglùm-pûu-sǔung-aa-yúที่tîiยังคงyang-kongใช้cháiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแก้gɛ̂ɛอาการaa-gaanวิงเวียนศีรษะwing-wiian-sǐi-sà
Although the popularity of snuff has declined over the eras, there is still a group of elderly people who continue to use it to relieve dizziness.
2VerbC1
[to] blow medicinal powder into the nose; take snuff
to administer medicinal powder by blowing it into the nose, or to take nasal snuff
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)หน้ามืดnâa-mʉ̂ʉtหน้ามืดnâa-mʉ̂ʉt1[to] feel faint; vision goes black2overcome by greed/lust (fig.)คล้ายkláaiคล้ายkláai1similar; alike (predicative)2[to] resemble; be similar toจะเป็นjà-bpenจะเป็นjà-bpen1will be; will become2whether it be (fixed pattern)ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)คุณปู่kun-bpùuคุณปู่kun-bpùu1paternal grandfather; father's father2elderly man (polite address)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)หยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] select; choose (a small item)3a pinch (measure)ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeนัตถุ์nátนัตถุ์nát1snuff; nasal powder2[to] blow medicinal powder into the nose; take snuffทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
As soon as he feels faint, grandpa will immediately grab his medicine to inhale.
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หมอแผนโบราณmɔ̌ɔ-pɛ̌ɛn-boo-raanแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiเขาkǎoนัตถุ์nátยาสมุนไพรyaa-sà-mǔn-praiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยchûuaiคลายklaaiอาการaa-gaanปวดไมเกรนbpùuat-mai-green
The traditional medicine doctor advised him to inhale herbal medicine to help relieve his migraine symptoms.
ชายชราchaai-chá-raaใช้cháiหลอดlɔ̀ɔtรูปตัวrûup-dtuuaยูyuuในnaiการgaanนัตถุ์nátยาyaaเข้าkâoจมูกjà-mùukอย่างyàangคล่องแคล่วklɔ̂ɔng-klɛ̂ɛoตามdtaamความเคยชินkwaam-kəəi-chin
The old man skillfully used a U-shaped tube to inhale the medicine into his nose out of habit.
การgaanนัตถุ์nátยาyaaเป็นbpenวิธีการรักษาwí-tii-gaan-rák-sǎaแบบดั้งเดิมbɛ̀ɛp-dâng-dəəmที่tîiออกแบบมาɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛp-maaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiตัวยาdtuua-yaaสัมผัสsǎm-pàtกับgàpเยื่อบุyʉ̂ʉa-bùโพรงproongจมูกjà-mùukโดยตรงdooi-dtrong
Insufflation is a traditional treatment method designed to allow the medicine to come into direct contact with the nasal mucosa.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นัตถุ์ said นัด?
nát
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ถ is said like ด (t).Silent letterุ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ถ, 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
ุ์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |