ภัต
pátMeaning
1NounC1
food; meal; cooked rice
Food or a meal, especially cooked rice, usually in formal, religious, or literary contexts.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyภัตpátภัตpátfood; meal; cooked riceไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ถวายtà-wǎaiถวายtà-wǎai1to offer (to royalty/monastics)2[to] dedicate/offer merit (to royalty/monastics)3to serve (royalty/monastics)พระสงฆ์prá-sǒngพระสงฆ์prá-sǒng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morning
The villagers prepare food to offer to the monks in the morning.
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พุทธศาสนิกชนpút-tá-sǎa-sà-ník-gà-chonร่วมใจกันrûuam-jai-ganถวายtà-wǎaiภัตpátแด่dɛ̀ɛพระภิกษุสงฆ์prá-pík-sù-sǒngเนื่องในnʉ̂ʉang-naiวันมาฆบูชาwan-maa-ká-buu-chaa
Buddhists united to offer food to the monks on Makha Bucha Day.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiมักmákมีmiiการบรรยายgaan-ban-yaaiถึงtʉ̌ngการเตรียมgaan-dtriiamภัตpátอันanประณีตbprà-nîitเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaต้อนรับแขกdtɔ̂ɔn-ráp-kɛ̀ɛkบ้านแขกbâan-kɛ̀ɛkเมืองmʉʉang
In Thai literature, there are often descriptions of preparing exquisite meals to welcome state guests.
การจัดเตรียมgaan jàt dtriiamภัตpátเพื่อpêuuaถวายtà-wăaiเป็นbpenพุทธบูชาpút boo-chaaนั้นnánต้องdtôngทำtamด้วยdûuayความศรัทธาkwaam sàt-taaและláeจิตjìtที่têeบริสุทธิ์bo-rí-sùt
Preparing food to offer as worship to the Buddha must be done with faith and a pure mind.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภัต said พัด?
pát
- Same-sounding letterภ sounds just like พ, so the reading uses พ.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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ต, 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 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 | — | — |