วัฒน์
wátMeaning
1NounC1
growth; prosperity (formal)
Growth, progress, or flourishing; chiefly used in formal compounds and personal names.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)วัฒน์wátวัฒน์wátgrowth; prosperity (formal)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsมีชีวิตmii-chii-wítมีชีวิตmii-chii-wít1[to] be alive; live2alive; livingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเจริญก้าวหน้าjà-rəən-gâao-nâaเจริญก้าวหน้าjà-rəən-gâao-nâa1[to] advance; make progress; prosper2advanced; progressive; thriving
The father included the word “Wat,” meaning growth or progress, in his child’s name because he wanted the child to thrive in life.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaสังคมsǎng-komวิวัฒน์wí-wátไปbpaiระบบการศึกษาrá-bòp-gaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับตัวbpràp-dtuuaให้hâiสอดคล้องกับsɔ̀ɔt-klɔ́ɔng-gàpความต้องการkwaam-dtɔ̂ng-gaanที่tîiเปลี่ยนแปลงbplìian-bplɛɛng
As society progresses, the education system must adapt to its changing needs.
การที่gaan-tîiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเลือกใช้คำlʉ̂ʉak-chái-kamว่าwâaวัฒน์wátเป็นส่วนหนึ่งbpen-sùuan-nʉ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngชื่อchʉ̂ʉมิใช่mí-châiเพียงpiiangเพราะprɔ́ไพเราะpai-rɔ́แต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnความปรารถนาkwaam-bpràat-tà-nǎaให้hâiผู้pûuเป็นเจ้าของbpen-jâao-kɔ̌ɔngชื่อchʉ̂ʉมีชีวิตmii-chii-wítที่tîiเจริญรุ่งเรืองjà-rəən-rûng-rʉʉang
A family’s choice to include “Wat” in a name is not merely a matter of pleasing sound; it also reflects a wish for the person bearing that name to lead a flourishing life.
ภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiมิได้mí-dâaiหยุดนิ่งyùt-nîngหากhàakวิวัฒน์wí-wátไปตามbpai-dtaamวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ใช้pûu-cháiขณะเดียวกันkà-nà-diiao-ganก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongร่องรอยrɔ̂ng-rɔɔiของkɔ̌ɔngอดีตà-dìitไว้wáiในnaiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kam
Thai is not static but evolves alongside its speakers’ ways of life, while preserving traces of the past in its words.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วัฒน์ said วัด?
wát
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ฒ 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 -ฒ, 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
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 | — | — |