มาตรา

mâat-dtraa

Meanings

1NounB1

section; article (law)

a numbered section of a law, regulation, constitution, or legal document

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2ClassifierB1

classifier: provisions/sections

classifier for sections or articles in laws and documents

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3NounB2

measure; standard; criterion

a rule, benchmark, or standard used to judge, compare, or regulate something

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4NounC1

meter (poetic); verse measure

the metrical scheme or measure in poetry or prosody

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กลอนglonกลอนglon1latch; bolt (door fastener)2poem; verse; poetic meter/formบทbòtบทbòt1chapter; section2lesson (unit of study)3role; part (acting)4script/text; lyrics5classifier for stanzas, chapters, and lessons6clause; provision (law/regulation)7role; duty; function8stanzaนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderมาตราmaa-dtraaมาตราmaa-dtraa1section; article (law)2classifier: provisions/sections3measure; standard; criterion4meter (poetic); verse measureที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเน้นnénเน้นnén1[to] emphasize; stress2[to] focus on; prioritize3[to] accentuate (pronunciation/typography)ครุหนักká-rú nàkครุหนักká-rú nàk1burdensome; oppressive (figurative)2grave; weighty; serious (literary/formal)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)กังวานgang-waanกังวานgang-waan1resonant; ringing; sonorous2[to] resound; ring; reverberate
This poem uses a meter emphasizing heavy stressed syllables, making it resonate when read.
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Tones

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

Why is มาตรา said มาด-ตรา?

mâat-dtraa

Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

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

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

mâat

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling

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——