ปัทมา
bpàt-tá-maaMeanings
1Proper nounB1
a female name
a common Thai female name
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritปัทมาbpàt-tá-maaปัทมาbpàt-tá-maa1a female name2lotus flower (formal)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itselfค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)
Ms. Pattama is my colleague.
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Pattama called to say that she will be a little late for the meeting.
ใครkraiเห็นhěnคุณkunปัทมาbpàt-tá-maaบ้างbâangไหมmǎiผมpǒmต้องdtɔ̂ngคืนkʉʉnหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉเล่มlêmนี้níiให้hâiเธอtəə
Has anyone seen Ms. Pattama? I need to return this book to her.
โครงการkrohng gaanที่têeปัทมาbpàt-tà-maaรับผิดชอบráp pìt chôpอยู่yòoมีmeeความคืบหน้าkwaam kêup nâaอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang hĕn dâi chátเมื่อเทียบกับmêuua tîiap gàpโครงการkrohng gaanอื่นๆèun èun
The project that Pattama is responsible for has shown significant progress compared to other projects.
2NounB2
lotus flower (formal)
a lotus flower, often used in a formal or literary context
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สระน้ำsà-náamสระน้ำsà-náam1pond; pool (small body of water)2swimming poolหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoดอกdɔ̀ɔkดอกdɔ̀ɔk1flower; blossom2classifier: flowers and similar items3interest (on money)4emphasis or assurance particle (regional or old-fashioned)ปัทมาbpàt-tá-maaปัทมาbpàt-tá-maa1a female name2lotus flower (formal)เบ่งบานbèng-baanเบ่งบานbèng-baan1[to] bloom; blossom2[to] flourish; thrive (figurative)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòtเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòt1completely full; crammed2everywhere; all over (the place)
In the pond behind the temple, lotus flowers are in full bloom.
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คนไทยkon-taiนิยมní-yomนำnamดอกdɔ̀ɔkปัทมาbpàt-tá-maaไปbpaiถวายtà-wǎaiพระpráเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสดงsà-dɛɛngความเคารพkwaam-kao-róp
Thai people like to offer lotus flowers to monks to show respect.
ในnaiงานngaanวรรณกรรมwan-ná-gamกวีgà-wiiมักmákเปรียบbprìiapใบหน้าbai-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngหญิงงามyǐng-ngaamดั่งdàngดวงduuangปัทมาbpàt-tá-maaที่tîiแย้มบานyɛ́ɛm-baan
In literature, poets often compare a beautiful woman's face to a blooming lotus.
ภาพจิตรกรรมฝาผนังpâap-jìt-dtrà-gam-fǎa-pà-nǎngแสดงให้เห็นsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěnเหล่าlàoทวยเทพtuuai-têepประทับอยู่bprà-táp-yùuบนbonบัลลังก์ban-langปัทมาbpàt-tá-maaอันเป็นan-bpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákแห่งhɛ̀ngความบริสุทธิ์kwaam-bɔɔ-rí-sùt
The mural painting shows deities seated on lotus thrones, a symbol of purity.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ปัทมา said ปัด-ทะ-มา?
bpàt-tá-maa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpàt
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 | — | — |