อัฏฐ
àtMeaning
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eight (literary; Pali)
A learned or literary term meaning eight, from Pali aṭṭha; chiefly used in compounds.
Examples
คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)อัฏฐàtอัฏฐàteight (literary; Pali)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาษาบาลีpaa-săa baa-leeภาษาบาลีpaa-săa baa-leePali languageหมายถึงmăai tĕungหมายถึงmăai tĕung1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)เลขlékเลขlék1number; numeral; digit2math; arithmetic (subject)3lottery numberแปดbpàetแปดbpàet1eight (number)2eight (quantity)
The word attha in Pali means the number eight.
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ในnaiคัมภีร์kam-peeโบราณboh-raanมักmákใช้cháiคำว่าkam wâaอัฏฐàtเพื่อpêuuaแทนtaenจำนวนjam-nuuanแปดbpàetอย่างเป็นทางการyàang bpen taang gaan
In ancient scriptures, the term attha is often used to formally denote the number eight.
นักวิชาการnák wí-chaa gaanอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaอัฏฐàtเป็นbpenศัพท์sàpวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-deeจากjàakบาลีbaa-leeสันสกฤตsăn-sà-grìtที่têeสื่อความหมายsèu kwaam măaiถึงtĕungเลขlékแปดbpàetในnaiบริบทbò-rí-bòtทางtaangพิธีกรรมpí-tee gam
Scholars explain that “attha” is a literary term from Pali/Sanskrit conveying the number eight in ritual contexts.
ในnaiวรรณกรรมwan-ná-gamไทยtaiชั้นสูงchán sŏongการเลือกใช้คำgaan lêuuak chái kamว่าwâaอัฏฐàtแทนtaenคำว่าkam wâaแปดbpàetช่วยchûuaiสร้างsâangน้ำเสียงnám sĭiangโบราณboh-raanและláeความขรึมขลังkwaam krĕum klăng
In high Thai literature, choosing the term attha instead of paet (eight) creates an archaic tone and a solemn aura.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อัฏฐ said อัฏ-ถอ?
àt
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ฏ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |