ปัทม์
bpàtMeaning
1NounC1
lotus
a lotus, especially a red lotus (typically used in literature, poetry, or proper names)
Examples
นางเอกnaang-èekนางเอกnaang-èek1leading actress2female lead (character); female protagonist3the 'main girl' (figurative, colloquial)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ละครlá-kɔɔnละครlá-kɔɔn1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉ-wâaชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉ-wâa[to] be called; [to] be named; [to] be known asปัทม์bpàtปัทม์bpàtlotusซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsดอกบัวdɔ̀ɔk-buuaดอกบัวdɔ̀ɔk-buualotus flower; water-lily flowerสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛng1the color red2red; red-colored
The heroine in this drama is named "Pat", which translates to red lotus.
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กวีgà-wiiมักmákเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngริมฝีปากrim-fǐi-bpàakหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoว่าwâaแดงระเรื่อdɛɛng-rá-rʉ̂ʉaดั่งdàngกลีบglìipปัทม์bpàt
Poets often compare the beauty of a young woman's lips to the rosy red of a lotus petal.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiโบราณboh-raanคำว่าkam wâaปัทม์bpàtมักmákถูกtòokนำมาใช้nam maa cháiเพื่อpêuuaพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa tĕungความงดงามkwaam ngót ngaamของkŏngสระบัวsà buuaในnaiป่าหิมพานต์bpàa hĭm-má-paan
In ancient Thai literature, the word "pat" is often used to describe the beauty of lotus ponds in the Himmapan forest.
การใช้คำgaan-chái-kamศัพท์sàpเชิงchəəngกวีgà-wiiเช่นchênคำว่าkam-wâaปัทม์bpàtช่วยchûuaiยกระดับyók-rá-dàpภาษาpaa-sǎaในnaiบทประพันธ์bòt-bprà-panให้hâiมีmiiความสละสลวยkwaam-sà-là-sà-lǔuaiและlɛ́ไพเราะpai-rɔ́ยิ่งขึ้นyîng-kʉ̂n
Using poetic vocabulary such as the word "pat" helps elevate the language in a literary composition to be more elegant and melodious.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ปัทม์ said ปัด?
bpàt
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ท is said like ด (t).Silent letterม์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ท, 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
ม์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |