ภัทร
pátMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
auspicious; excellent
auspicious, excellent, glorious, or beautiful (often used in formal, literary contexts or as a component in Thai names)
Examples
คนไทยkon-taiคนไทยkon-taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalหลายคนlǎai-konหลายคนlǎai-konmany/several peopleมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toนำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide3[to] lead; be aheadคำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ภัทรpátภัทรpátauspicious; excellentมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตั้งชื่อdtâng-chʉ̂ʉตั้งชื่อdtâng-chʉ̂ʉ[to] name [sb]/[sth]; [to] give a nameลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎai[to] have meaning; [to] be meaningfulที่ดีtîi-diiที่ดีtîi-diigood; suitable; desirableและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)มงคลmong-konมงคลmong-kon1auspicious; propitious2auspicious thing/sign3auspiciousness; blessing
Many Thai people often use the word "Phat" to name their children because it has a good and auspicious meaning.
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ในทางnai-taangพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaยุคปัจจุบันyúk-bpàt-jù-banนี้níiถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenภัทรpátกัปgàpซึ่งsʉ̂ngหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngกัปgàpที่tîiเจริญรุ่งเรืองjà-rəən-rûng-rʉʉangและlɛ́ประเสริฐbprà-sə̀ətที่สุดtîi-sùt
In Buddhism, the current era is considered the "Bhadrakalpa", which means the most glorious and prosperous eon.
พระนามprá naamอันเป็นan bpenสิริsì-ríสวัสดิ์sà-wàtพิpíพัฒนมงคลmong-konของkŏngพระองค์prá ongประกอบด้วยbprà-gòp dûuaiคำว่าkam wâaภัทรpátซึ่งsêungสื่อถึงsùue tĕungความดีงามkwaam dee ngaamอันanประเสริฐสุดbprà-sèrt sùt
His majesty's auspicious name contains the word "Phat", which conveys the highest supreme excellence.
ปวงชนชาวไทยbpuuang chon chaao taiต่างdtàangสำนึกในพระมหากรุณาธิคุณsăm-néuk nai prá-má-hăa-gà-rú-naa-tí-kunของkŏngในหลวงnai lŭuangรัชกาลrát-chá-gaanที่têe๙gâoผู้pôoทรงเป็นsong bpenภัทรpátมหาราชmá-hăa-râatหรือrĕuพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtผู้pôoประเสริฐbprà-sèrtยิ่งyîng
The Thai people are deeply grateful for the grace of King Rama IX, who is the "Phatthara Maharat" (The Glorious Great King) or the most excellent monarch.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภัทร said พัด?
pát
- Same-sounding letterภ sounds just like พ, so the reading uses พ.Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ท 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 -ท, 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 | — | — |