วัฒนา
wát-tá-naaMeanings
Watthana (Bangkok district)
The name of a district (เขตเขตkèet1district (administrative)2area; zone3boundary; limit4jurisdiction) in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Watthana (Thai given name)
A Thai given name for both males and females, often romanized as Watthana or Vadhana.
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[to] prosper; flourish; develop (formal)
(formal, literary) to prosper; to flourish; to develop; to grow.
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prosperous; flourishing; developing (formal)
(formal, literary) prosperous; flourishing; growing or advancing.
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วัฒนา said วัด-ทะ-นา?
wát-tá-naa
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 -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
wát
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 | — | — |