ปัตร(bpàt)

Meanings

1NounC1

fan (ceremonial; monastic)

a fan, especially the ceremonial fan used by Buddhist monks (as in ตาลปัตรตาลปัตรdtaa-lá-bpàt1monk’s ceremonial fan2classifier for monk’s ceremonial fans/พัดยศพัดยศpát yótceremonial fan of rank (for Buddhist monks))

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พิธีpí-teeพิธีpí-tee1ceremony; rite2ritual; observance3formal procedure; protocolถวายผ้าพระกฐินtà-wăai pâa prá gà-tĭnถวายผ้าพระกฐินtà-wăai pâa prá gà-tĭn[to] offer Kathina robesจะมีjà meeจะมีjà meethere will be; [to] have (in the future)การถวายgaan tà-wăaiการถวายgaan tà-wăaiact of offering/presenting (to monks, royalty, or sacred entities)ตาลปัตรdtaa-lá-bpàtตาลปัตรdtaa-lá-bpàt1monk’s ceremonial fan2classifier for monk’s ceremonial fansแด่dàeแด่dàeto; for [sb] (formal)พระสงฆ์prá sŏngพระสงฆ์prá sŏng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due to
In the Kathina robe offering ceremony, ceremonial fans (talapat) are also offered to the monks.
2NounC2

fan (literary/archaic)

a fan in a general sense (literary/archaic usage); now mostly found in compounds such as ตาลปัตรตาลปัตรdtaa-lá-bpàt1monk’s ceremonial fan2classifier for monk’s ceremonial fans

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-deeวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-deeliterature (classical or esteemed works)เก่าๆgào gàoเก่าๆgào gàoold; oldish (reduplicated)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)พบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] encounter; experience3[to] find; discoverนางในnaang naiนางในnaang nai1lady-in-waiting (historical)2women of the inner palace3principal wife; chief consort (lit.)ถือtĕuuaถือtĕuua1[to] hold; carry (by hand)2[to] bring/take (in hand)3[to] regard; consider; deem4[to] observe; keep (rules, precepts, fast)5[to] be strict/particular about6to count as; treat asวาลวีชนีwaan wee-chá-neeวาลวีชนีwaan wee-chá-neeyak-tail fly-whisk (royal regalia)ซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationก็คือgâw keuก็คือgâw keuthat is; namelyพัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2[to] be blown/waft3fan (device)4classifier: fansที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotทำจากtam jàakทำจากtam jàak1[to] be made of/from [sth]2[to] make [sth] from [sth]ขนkŏnขนkŏn1hair; fur (body hair of people/animals)2goosebumps; hair standing on end3[to] transport; haul; carry (goods)4classifier: strands of hair/furจามรีjaa-maa-reeจามรีjaa-maa-reeyak (animal)ชนิดหนึ่งchá-nít nèungชนิดหนึ่งchá-nít nèunga certain kind; one kind (of)ไม่ใช่mâi châiไม่ใช่mâi châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)ตาลปัตรdtaa-lá-bpàtตาลปัตรdtaa-lá-bpàt1monk’s ceremonial fan2classifier for monk’s ceremonial fansของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2honorific prefix/title3divine; holy (as modifier)4Buddha image; amulet
In old literature, you often find court ladies holding a 'walawichani', which is a type of fan made from yak tail hair, not the ceremonial 'talapat' used by monks.