วัฒนะ

wát-tá-ná

Meanings

1NounB1

Thai given name or surname

A Thai personal name, used as a given name or surname.

Examples

นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectคุณวัฒนะkun wát-tá-náคุณวัฒนะkun wát-tá-náKhun Watthana (Mr./Ms. Watthana)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)ครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
This is Mr. Wattana. He is a teacher.
2NounB2

growth; increase; prosperity (formal)

A formal/literary noun from Pali/Sanskrit meaning growth, increase, or prosperity; commonly appears as the bound form วัฒน- in compounds (e.g., วัฒนธรรมวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tam1culture2cultural practices 'culture').

Examples

นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectคุณวัฒนะkun wát-tá-náคุณวัฒนะkun wát-tá-náKhun Watthana (Mr./Ms. Watthana)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)ครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
This is Mr. Wattana. He is a teacher.

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