บาตร
bàatMeaning
1NounB1
alms bowl
a Buddhist monk’s alms bowl used to receive food offerings
Examples
ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morningพระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)ออกบิณฑบาตɔ̀ɔk-bin-tá-bàatออกบิณฑบาตɔ̀ɔk-bin-tá-bàat[to] go on an alms roundถือบาตรtʉ̌ʉ-bàatถือบาตรtʉ̌ʉ-bàat[to] hold or carry an alms bowlเดินหน้าdəən-nâaเดินหน้าdəən-nâa1[to] move forward; advance; go ahead2[to] proceed; push ahead (with a plan)บ้านเราbâan-raoบ้านเราbâan-rao1our house; our home2our country; Thailand3our hometown; our area
In the morning, monks go on alms rounds carrying their alms bowls past our house.
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Grandma told me to put rice into the monk’s alms bowl with both hands.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพระpráมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanเราraoวางwaangอาหารaa-hǎanลงในlong-naiบาตรbàatแล้วlɛ́ɛoประนมมือbprà-nom-mʉʉรับrápพรpɔɔn
When the monk arrived at our house, we placed food into the alms bowl and then received a blessing with hands pressed together.
ในnaiพิธีpí-tiiบรรพชาban-pá-chaaพระใหม่prá-màiจะjàรับrápบาตรbàatจากjàakพระอุปัชฌาย์prá-ù-bpàt-chaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเริ่มrə̂əmวิถีสมณะwí-tǐi-sà-má-ná
In the ordination ceremony, the new monk receives the alms bowl from the preceptor to begin the monastic path.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บาตร said บาด?
bàat
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ต is said like ด (t).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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 | — | — |