มหาด
má-hàatMeaning
1NounC2
(Archaic) royal attendant; page
(Archaic) A person who serves the king closely; a royal attendant or page. This word is the root of มหาดเล็กมหาดเล็กmá-hàat-lékroyal page; male attendant at the Thai court (royal page) and มหาดไทย (Ministry of Interior).
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สมัยโบราณsà-măi boh-raanสมัยโบราณsà-măi boh-raan1ancient times; antiquity2ancient; from ancient timesข้าราชบริพารkâa-râat-chá-bor-rí-paanข้าราชบริพารkâa-râat-chá-bor-rí-paanroyal attendants; courtiersที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerรับใช้ráp cháiรับใช้ráp chái[to] serve; attend to [sb]ใกล้ชิดglâi chítใกล้ชิดglâi chít1close (physical proximity/contact)2close; intimate (relationship)3[to] be close to; keep close contact withเบื้องพระยุคลบาทbêuuang prá-yú-kon-lá-bàatเบื้องพระยุคลบาทbêuuang prá-yú-kon-lá-bàatbefore the monarch; in the royal presenceจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ถูกเรียกว่าtòok rîiak wâaถูกเรียกว่าtòok rîiak wâa[to] be called [sth]; [to] be known as [sth]มหาดmà-hàatมหาดmà-hàat(Archaic) royal attendant; page
In ancient times, royal attendants who served the king closely were called "mahat".
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จากjàakหลักฐานlàk tăanทางประวัติศาสตร์taang bprà-wàt-sàatเราraoทราบsâapว่าwâaตำแหน่งdtam-nàengมหาดmà-hàatเป็นbpenรากฐานrâak tăanของkŏngการจัดตั้งgaan jàt dtângกรมgromมหาดเล็กmà-hàat lékและláeกระทรวงมหาดไทยgrà-suuang má-hàat-taiในเวลาต่อมาnai way-laa dtò maa
From historical evidence, we know that the position of "mahat" was the foundation for the later establishment of the Royal Pages Department and the Ministry of Interior.
วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangขุนช้างขุนแผนkǔn-cháang-kǔn-pɛ̌ɛnได้dâaiกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngขุนแผนkǔn-pɛ̌ɛnซึ่งsʉ̂ngเคยkəəiถวายตัวtà-wǎai-dtuuaเป็นbpenมหาดmá-hàatรับใช้ráp-cháiสมเด็จsǒm-dètพระpráพันpanวษาwá-sǎa
The literary work Khun Chang Khun Phaen mentions that Khun Phaen once presented himself to serve King Phanwasa as a royal attendant (mahat).
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพิเคราะห์pí-krɔ́ดูduuจากjàakโครงสร้างkroong-sâangการปกครองgaan-bpòk-krɔɔngสมัยอยุธยาsà-mǎi-à-yút-tá-yaaจะjàเห็นhěnได้dâaiว่าwâaเหล่าlàoมหาดmá-hàatมีmiiบทบาทสำคัญbòt-bàat-sǎm-kanอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîngในnaiการgaanเป็นหูเป็นตาbpen-hǔu-bpen-dtaaให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàt
When analyzing the administrative structure of the Ayutthaya period, it is evident that the royal attendants (mahat) played a crucial role as the eyes and ears for the monarch.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มหาด said มะ-หาด?
má-hàat
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
má
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 | — | — |