รัชตะ
rát-chá-dtàMeaning
1NounC1
silver (literary)
Silver, the precious metal; a literary term.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เรื่องเล่าrʉ̂ʉang-lâoเรื่องเล่าrʉ̂ʉang-lâostory; narrative; accountเจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐngเจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐngprincess (female royal)มอบmɔ̂ɔpมอบmɔ̂ɔp1[to] give; present; hand over2[to] assign; entrust; delegate3[to] award; conferแหวนwɛ̌ɛnแหวนwɛ̌ɛn1ring (finger jewelry)2classifier: วง3toroidal ring/annulus (technical)รัชตะrát-chá-dtàรัชตะrát-chá-dtàsilver (literary)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmyoung manก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerจากกันjàak-ganจากกันjàak-ganto part; be apart (from each other)
In the tale, the princess gives the young man a silver ring before they part.
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ตำราdtam-raaโบราณboo-raanกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngการนำgaan-namรัชตะrát-chá-dtàมาmaaหลอมlɔ̌ɔmแล้วlɛ́ɛoตีdtiiเป็นbpenแผ่นบางpɛ̀n-baangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiทำtamเครื่องประดับkrʉ̂ʉang-bprà-dàp
The ancient text describes melting silver and hammering it into thin sheets to make jewelry.
แม้mɛ́ɛผิวpǐuรัชตะrát-chá-dtàจะjàหมองคล้ำmɔ̌ɔng-klámไปตามbpai-dtaamกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaแต่dtɛ̀ɛลวดลายlûuat-laaiสลักsà-làkบนbonภาชนะpaa-chá-náยังคงyang-kongเผยให้เห็นpə̌əi-hâi-hěnฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉอันanประณีตbprà-nîitของkɔ̌ɔngช่างchâng
Although the silver surface has tarnished with time, the engraved patterns on the vessel still reveal the artisan's exquisite craftsmanship.
หีบhìipใบbaiนั้นnánบุbùด้วยdûuaiรัชตะrát-chá-dtàมิใช่mí-châiเพียงpiiangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความงามkwaam-ngaamหากhàakยังyangแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ngฐานะtǎa-náของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ครอบครองpûu-krɔ̂ɔp-krɔɔngด้วยdûuai
The chest was lined with silver, not merely for beauty but also to signify its owner's status.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รัชตะ said รัด-ชะ-ตะ?
rát-chá-dtà
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 -ช, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rát
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 | — | — |