รัฏฐ

rát

Meaning

1NounC2

state; country; realm

a state, country, realm, or nation (a formal, literary, or Pali-derived spelling, often used as a root in compound words)

Examples

คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)รัฐrátรัฐrát1state; government2the public sectorในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai-language; in Thai3Thai (school subject)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรากศัพท์râak sàpรากศัพท์râak sàp1word root; root morpheme2etymologyมาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)รัฏฐrátรัฏฐrátstate; country; realmในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาษาบาลีpaa-săa baa-leeภาษาบาลีpaa-săa baa-leePali languageซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationหมายถึงmăai tĕungหมายถึงmăai tĕung1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)แว่นแคว้นwâen kwáenแว่นแคว้นwâen kwáenrealm; kingdom; dominion (literary)หรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)บ้านเมืองbâan meuuangบ้านเมืองbâan meuuangcountry; nation; the state; society
The word 'rat' in Thai originates from the Pali word 'rattha', which means a realm or a country.
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Tones

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

Why is รัฏฐ said รัฏ-ถอ?

rát

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 syllableShort vowelEnds in -ฏ, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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