ภัฏ

pát

Meanings

1NounC2

servant; employee

a servant, employee, or hireling

Examples

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2NounC2

soldier

a soldier or warrior

Examples

พระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàtพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàt1king; monarch (formal)2classifier: พระองค์ (for a monarch)ทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixนำทัพnam-tápนำทัพnam-táp1[to] lead an army; command troops2[to] spearhead; front a group (figurative)เหล่าlàoเหล่าlào1group; set; category2the ... (plural/collective marker)3classifier: groups; kinds; military branchesภัฏpátภัฏpát1servant; employee2soldierผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)กล้าหาญglâa-hǎanกล้าหาญglâa-hǎanbrave; courageousออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toรบrópรบróp1[to] fight; [to] wage war2combat; warfare; battleเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ngปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ng[to] protect; defendอธิปไตยà-típ-bpà-dtaiอธิปไตยà-típ-bpà-dtai1sovereignty (state)2sovereign power; supremacyของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชาติchâatชาติchâat1nation; country2race; ethnic or national origin3life; lifetime; incarnation4birth; lineage (lit.)
The king led the army of brave warriors out to battle to protect the nation's sovereignty.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ภัฏ said พัด?

pát

  • Same-sounding letterภ sounds just like พ, so the reading uses พ.Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ฏ is said like ด (t).

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ฏ, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

pát

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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