นันทะ
nan-táMeaning
1NounC1
joy; happiness
joy; happiness; delight (often used in literature, formal contexts, or as part of proper names)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตั้งชื่อdtâng-chʉ̂ʉตั้งชื่อdtâng-chʉ̂ʉ[to] name [sb]/[sth]; [to] give a nameลูกชายlûuk-chaaiลูกชายlûuk-chaaison; male childว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeนันทะnan-táนันทะnan-tájoy; happinessเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎai[to] have meaning; [to] be meaningfulที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)มงคลmong-konมงคลmong-kon1auspicious; propitious2auspicious thing/sign3auspiciousness; blessingดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bile
He named his son "Nantha" because it has an auspicious meaning.
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ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiคำว่าkam-wâaนันทะnan-táมักmákถูกtùukใช้cháiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngความปีติยินดีkwaam-bpii-dtì-yin-diiของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔn
In Thai literature, the word "nantha" is often used to describe the characters' joy.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้dâaiฟังfangบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiอันanไพเราะpai-rɔ́จิตใจjìt-jaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂เต็มdtemเปี่ยมไปด้วยbpìiam-bpai-dûuaiนันทะnan-tá
Upon hearing the beautiful poem, his mind was filled with delight.
ผู้ปฏิบัติธรรมpûu-bpà-dtì-bàt-tamย่อมyɔ̂mเข้าถึงkâo-tʉ̌ngนันทะnan-táอันanเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakความสงบkwaam-sà-ngòpภายในpaai-naiจิตใจjìt-jaiได้dâaiอย่างถ่องแท้yàang-tɔ̀ɔng-tɛ́ɛ
Practitioners of Dhamma can truly attain the bliss arising from inner peace.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
nan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |