บาต
bàatMeaning
1NounC2
(literary) fall; descent
falling or descending; a literary element occurring chiefly in compounds
Examples
หลายคนlǎai-konหลายคนlǎai-konmany/several peopleมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toเขียนkǐianเขียนkǐian1[to] write2[to] draw; sketch3[to] fill out; write in4[to] compose; author5[to] write (data); burn (a disc)คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)บิณฑบาตbin-tá-bàatบิณฑบาตbin-tá-bàat1alms round (by Buddhist monks)2[to] go on alms round3[to] request as a monk; [to] ask [sb] to refrain from [sth]ผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2be wrong; make a mistake3illegal; against the law4improper; inappropriate5wrongly; incorrectly; mis-เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่ทราบmâi-sâapไม่ทราบmâi-sâap1[to] not know [sth]; be unaware (polite/formal)2I don't know3[polite preface] May I ask…; Do you happen to know…ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeบาตbàatบาตbàat(literary) fall; descentในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)หมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ng1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterตกลงมาdtòk-long-maaตกลงมาdtòk-long-maa1[to] fall down; come down2[to] drop; decrease (of values/levels)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsก้อนgɔ̂ɔnก้อนgɔ̂ɔn1lump; chunk; clump2classifier: lumps/chunks3nodule; lump (medical)ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyไม่ใช่mâi-châiไม่ใช่mâi-châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)ภาชนะpaa-chá-náภาชนะpaa-chá-ná1container; vessel2classifier: ใบ (for containers)
Many people often misspell the word "Bintabaat" (alms gathering) because they do not know that "Baat" here means the falling of rice lumps, not the container.
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คำว่าkam-wâaบาตbàatมีmiiรากศัพท์râak-sàpมาจากmaa-jàakภาษาบาลีpaa-sǎa-baa-liiและlɛ́สันสกฤตsǎn-sà-grìtที่tîiแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaการgaanตกไปdtòk-bpaiซึ่งsʉ̂ngมักmákปรากฏbpraa-gòtอยู่yùuส่วนท้ายsùuan-táaiของkɔ̌ɔngคำศัพท์kam-sàpทางวิชาการtaang-wí-chaa-gaanหรือrʉ̌ʉวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-dii
The word "Baat" originates from Pali and Sanskrit roots meaning to fall, which often appears at the end of academic or literary vocabulary.
ในnaiทางภาษาศาสตร์taang-paa-sǎa-sàatคำว่าkam-wâaอุกกาบาตùk-gaa-bàatเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakการgaanสมาสsà-màatคำkamโดยdooiมีmiiรากศัพท์râak-sàpคำว่าkam-wâaบาตbàatซึ่งsʉ̂ngมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiถึงtʉ̌ngการgaanร่วงหล่นrûuang-lònลงมาlong-maa
In linguistics, the word 'Ukkabat' (meteorite) is formed by compounding, containing the root word 'Baat' which means the act of falling down.
แม้mɛ́ɛคำว่าkam-wâaบาตbàatจะjàไม่mâiนิยมní-yomใช้cháiตามลำพังdtaam-lam-pangในnaiภาษาpaa-sǎaปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongหลงเหลือlǒng-lʉ̌ʉaร่องรอยrɔ̂ng-rɔɔiความหมายkwaam-mǎaiของkɔ̌ɔngการgaanตกลงมาdtòk-long-maaอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛngอยู่ในyùu-naiรูปrûupคำสมาสkam-sà-màatเช่นchênอสนีบาตà-sà-nii-bàat
Although the word 'Baat' is not commonly used alone in contemporary language, it still retains the traces of its meaning of forcefully falling down within compound words like 'Asanibat' (lightning strike).
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bàat
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |