มัทนา
mát-tá-naaMeaning
1NounC2
love; passion
love or passion (typically used in literary or poetic contexts)
Examples
กวีgà-wiiกวีgà-wiipoetหนุ่มnùmหนุ่มnùm1young; youthful (male)2young man; youthบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ng[to] describe [sth/sb]; [to] lecture about [sth]มัทนาmát-tá-naaมัทนาmát-tá-naalove; passionที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoyoung womanผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughบทกลอนbòt-glɔɔnบทกลอนbòt-glɔɔn1poem; verse (poetic composition)2stanza; verse (poem section)อันanอันan1thing; item; one2general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things3which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)4as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)แสนsɛ̌ɛnแสนsɛ̌ɛn1one hundred thousand (100,000)2very; extremelyหวานwǎanหวานwǎan1sweet (taste)2sweet; endearing (manner/appearance)3romantic; sentimental; saccharine4stripped; worn (of a screw thread)
The young poet described the passion he had for the lady through a sweet poem.
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ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiบางbaangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangคำว่าkam-wâaมัทนาmát-tá-naaถูกtùukนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngความรักkwaam-rákที่tîiรุ่มร้อนrûm-rɔ́ɔnและlɛ́ยากyâakจะjàดับลงdàp-longได้dâai
In some Thai literary works, the word 'matthana' is used to convey a burning and unquenchable passion.
แม้mɛ́ɛเวลาwee-laaจะjàผ่านไปpàan-bpaiเนิ่นนานnə̂ən-naanแต่dtɛ̀ɛมัทนาmát-tá-naaในใจnai-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngชายchaaiผู้นั้นpûu-nánก็gɔ̂ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiจืดจางjʉ̀ʉt-jaangลงlongเลยləəiตามdtaamกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laa
Even though a long time had passed, the love in that man's heart never faded with time.
บทละครbòt-lá-kɔɔnนี้níiสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngอานุภาพaa-nú-pâapแห่งhɛ̀ngมัทนาmát-tá-naaที่tîiสามารถsǎa-mâatชักนำchák-namมนุษย์má-nútให้hâiกระทำgrà-tamได้dâaiทั้งtángความดีkwaam-diiอันanสูงสุดsǔung-sùtและlɛ́ความชั่วร้ายkwaam-chûua-ráaiอันanลึกล้ำlʉ́k-lám
This play reflects the power of passion that can lead humans to commit both the highest good and the deepest evil.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มัทนา said มัด-ทะ-นา?
mát-tá-naa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
mát
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 | — | — |