นาถ
nâatMeaning
1NounC1
protector; refuge
a protector, refuge, savior, or someone who provides support and help (typically used in literary, religious, or royal contexts)
Examples
ในทางnai-taangในทางnai-taangin terms of; in the field/aspect of [sth]พระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaBuddhismพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâaoพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâaothe Buddha; the Enlightened Oneทรงเป็นsong-bpenทรงเป็นsong-bpen[to] be; serve as (royal language)นาถnâatนาถnâatprotector; refugeของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsสัตว์โลกsàt-lôokสัตว์โลกsàt-lôok1all living beings2animals (everyday usage)ทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuangทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuang1all; entire (formal/literary)2all (of them); everyone/everything (formal)
In Buddhism, the Buddha is the refuge of all worldly beings.
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ประชาชนชาวไทยbprà-chaa-chon chaao taiต่างdtàangรำลึกถึงram-léuk tĕungพระมหากรุณาธิคุณprá-má-hăa-gà-rú-naa-tí-kunของkŏngพระบรมprá-bò-romนาถnâatบพิตรbò-pítอยู่เสมอyòo sà-mŏer
The Thai people constantly commemorate the royal grace of His Majesty the late King, the Great Royal Protector.
กวีgà-wiiแต่งdtɛ̀ngบทประพันธ์bòt-bprà-panนี้níiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสรรเสริญsǎn-sə̌ənพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàtผู้pûuทรงเป็นsong-bpenนาถnâatของkɔ̌ɔngอาณาประชาราษฎร์aa-naa-bprà-chaa-râat
The poet composed this literary work to praise the King, who is the protector of the citizens.
พระธรรมคำสอนprá-tam-kam-sɔ̌ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngพระพุทธองค์prá-pút-tá-ongเป็นbpenนาถnâatให้hâiผู้ปฏิบัติpûu-bpà-dtì-bàtหลุดพ้นlùt-pónจากjàakความทุกข์kwaam-túk
The Dhamma teachings of the Buddha serve as a refuge for practitioners to escape from suffering.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ถ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
nâat
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 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 | — | — |