อัฐ
àtMeanings
1NounB2
money; coins (archaic)
An old or poetic word for money, especially coins or small change.
Examples
ขอทานkɔ̌ɔ-taanขอทานkɔ̌ɔ-taan1beggar2[to] beg (for alms)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockอัฐàtอัฐàt1money; coins (archaic)2an old Thai currency unitติดตัวdtìt-dtuuaติดตัวdtìt-dtuua1[to] have/carry on one’s person2with you; on one’s person; on hand3[to] cling/adhere to one’s body (of smells/stains/etc.)4[to] remain with [sb] (of traits/skills/etc.); be inherentเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedแม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛแม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛeven (emphasizing an extreme or unlikely example)สลึงsà-lʉ̌ngสลึงsà-lʉ̌ng1baht subunit (0.25 baht); old coin2salung (unit: ¼ baht)เดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; same
That beggar didn't have even a single bit of money on him.
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เขาkǎoทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkทั้งวันtáng-wanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎaอัฐàtมาmaaเลี้ยงครอบครัวlíiang-krɔ̂ɔp-kruua
He worked hard all day to find money to support his family.
ในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-deeเก่าๆgào gàoมักจะmák jàมีmeeการกล่าวถึงgaan glàao tĕungตัวละครdtuua lá-konที่têeตกdtòkยากจนyâak jonไม่มีmâi meeอัฐàtจะjàซื้อséuข้าวkâaoกินgin
In old literature, there are often mentions of characters who fell into poverty and had no money to buy rice.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàไร้ซึ่งrái-sʉ̂ngอัฐàtและlɛ́ทรัพย์สินเงินทองsáp-sǐn-ngən-tɔɔngแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangเป็นbpenคนkonที่tîiมีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùkและlɛ́มีน้ำใจmii-náam-jai
Even though he was without money and possessions, he was still a happy and kind-hearted person.
2NounC1
an old Thai currency unit
An old Thai currency unit, equal to 1/64 of a baht.
Examples
สมัยsà-mǎiสมัยsà-mǎi1period; era; age2term; tenure3during; in the time ofคุณปู่kun-bpùuคุณปู่kun-bpùu1paternal grandfather; father's father2elderly man (polite address)ขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1piece; item; fragment; slice2classifier: pieces/itemsหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondอัฐàtอัฐàt1money; coins (archaic)2an old Thai currency unitเท่านั้นtâo-nánเท่านั้นtâo-nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
In grandpa's time, a piece of candy only cost two att.
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ถ้าtâaจะjàให้hâiเทียบtîiapค่าเงินkâa-ngənสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnหนึ่งnʉ̀ngบาทbàatมีค่าเท่ากับmii-kâa-tâo-gàpหกสิบhòk-sìpสี่sìiอัฐàt
If you were to compare currency values from the old days, one baht was equal to sixty-four att.
ในnaiบันทึกban-tʉ́kเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛระบุว่าrá-bù-wâaค่าkâaผ่านทางpàan-taangข้ามkâamคลองklɔɔngในnaiสมัยsà-mǎiนั้นnánเก็บgèpเพียงpiiangสี่sìiอัฐàtต่อdtɔ̀ɔคนkon
In an old record, it was stated that the toll for crossing the canal in those days was only four att per person.
การศึกษาgaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaเหรียญทองแดงrǐian-tɔɔng-dɛɛngราคาraa-kaaหนึ่งnʉ̀ngอัฐàtสมัยsà-mǎiรัชกาลrát-chá-gaanที่tîi5สามารถsǎa-mâatบ่งบอกถึงbòng-bɔ̀ɔk-tʉ̌ngสภาพเศรษฐกิจsà-pâap-sèet-tà-gìtและlɛ́เทคโนโลยีték-noo-loo-yiiการผลิตgaan-pà-lìtเหรียญrǐianในnaiยุคyúkนั้นnánได้dâai
Studying the one-att copper coins from the reign of King Rama V can indicate the economic conditions and minting technology of that era.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ฐ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
àt
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 | — | — |