รัตน์
rátMeaning
1NounB2
jewel; gem; treasure
a jewel, gem, precious stone, or very precious thing; often used in formal or literary language and in names
Examples
คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)รัตน์rátรัตน์rátjewel; gem; treasureในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsอัญมณีan-yá-má-niiอัญมณีan-yá-má-nii1gem; gemstone2jewel (figurative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีค่าmii-kâaมีค่าmii-kâa1valuable; precious; worthwhile2[to] have a value (math/science)
The word 'rat' in my name translates to a precious gem.
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A child is like a precious jewel to their parents.
คนไทยkon-taiในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnนิยมní-yomนำnamคำว่าkam-wâaรัตน์rátมาmaaตั้งชื่อdtâng-chʉ̂ʉลูกสาวlûuk-sǎaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความเป็นสิริมงคลkwaam-bpen-sì-rí-mong-kon
Thai people in the old days favored using the word 'rat' to name their daughters for auspiciousness.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiปราสาทbpraa-sàatของkɔ̌ɔngเทวดาtee-wá-daaมักจะmák-jàถูกtùukพรรณนาpan-ná-naaว่าwâaประดับประดาbprà-dàp-bprà-daaไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiรัตน์rátนานาประการnaa-naa-bprà-gaan
In Thai literature, the castles of angels are often described as being adorned with various precious gems.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รัตน์ said รัด?
rát
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ต is said like ด (t).Silent letterน์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ต, 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
น์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |