อาทร
aa-tɔɔnMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
caring; solicitous; considerate
Showing care, concern, and kindness for someone’s well-being.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseมองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesป่วยbpùuaiป่วยbpùuai1sick; ill; unwell2[to] be ill; fall sickด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooสายตาsǎai-dtaaสายตาsǎai-dtaa1eyesight; vision2look; gaze3view; perspective (figurative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอาทรaa-tɔɔnอาทรaa-tɔɔn1caring; solicitous; considerate2[to] care for; be concerned about3care; concern; solicitude
The mother looked at her sick child with a caring gaze.
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เขาkǎoเป็นbpenครูkruuที่tîiอาทรaa-tɔɔnต่อdtɔ̀ɔนักเรียนnák-riianทุกคนtúk-konคอยkɔɔiให้คำปรึกษาhâi-kam-bprʉ̀k-sǎaเสมอsà-mə̌ə
He is a teacher who is caring towards every student, always offering guidance.
ท่าทีtâa-tiiที่tîiอาทรaa-tɔɔnของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəทำให้tam-hâiผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kอบอุ่นòp-ùnและlɛ́มีmiiกำลังใจgam-lang-jaiที่จะtîi-jàสู้sûuกับgàpโรคrôokต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
Her caring demeanor made the patient feel warm and encouraged to continue fighting the illness.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàไม่ได้mâi-dâaiพูดpûutอะไรà-raiมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛการกระทำgaan-grà-tamที่tîiอาทรaa-tɔɔnของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂สื่อความหมายsʉ̀ʉ-kwaam-mǎaiได้dâaiดีกว่าdii-gwàaคำพูดkam-pûutนับพันnáp-pan
Even though he didn't say much, his caring actions conveyed more meaning than a thousand words.
2VerbB2
[to] care for; be concerned about
To feel concern for and look after someone with kindness.
Examples
พยาบาลpá-yaa-baanพยาบาลpá-yaa-baan1nurse2[to] nurse; [to] care forคอยkɔɔiคอยkɔɔi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyอาทรaa-tɔɔnอาทรaa-tɔɔn1caring; solicitous; considerate2[to] care for; be concerned about3care; concern; solicitudeคนไข้kon-kâiคนไข้kon-kâipatient (medical)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ความดูแลkwaam-duu-lɛɛความดูแลkwaam-duu-lɛɛ1care; supervision2charge; custody; careของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-diiเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-diivery well; to a high standard; thoroughly
The nurse kindly looks after the patients under her care very well.
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พี่ชายpêe chaaiคนโตkon dtohรู้สึกrúu-sèukอาทรaa-tonน้องๆnáwng náwngจึงjeungทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkเพื่อpêuuaส่งเสียsòng sĭiaให้hâiเรียนหนังสือriian năng-sĕuu
The eldest brother felt concern for his younger siblings, so he worked hard to support their education.
มูลนิธิmoon-lá-ní-tíนี้néeก่อตั้งขึ้นgòr dtâng kûenเพื่อpêuuaอาทรaa-tonเด็กกำพร้าdèk gam-práaและláeผู้ด้อยโอกาสpôo dôi oh-gàatในnaiสังคมsăng-kom
This foundation was established to look after orphans and the underprivileged in society.
เขาkǎoไม่เพียงmâi-piiangแค่kɛ̂ɛอาทรaa-tɔɔnเธอtəəในnaiยามyaamสุขสบายsùk-sà-baaiแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangอยู่yùuเคียงข้างkiiang-kâangและlɛ́ดูแลduu-lɛɛในnaiวันที่wan-tîiเธอtəəลำบากlam-bàakที่สุดtîi-sùt
He not only felt concern for her in good times but also stood by and looked after her on her most difficult days.
3NounB2
care; concern; solicitude
A feeling or state of caring concern for someone.
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ต้องการdtông gaanต้องการdtông gaan1[to] want; desire2[to] need; requireความรักkwaam rákความรักkwaam rák1love; affection2romance; romantic relationshipและláeและláeand (coordinating)ความอาทรkwaam aa-tonความอาทรkwaam aa-toncompassion; careจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmพ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparents
Children need love and caring concern from their parents.
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ความอาทรkwaam-aa-tɔɔnของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kอบอุ่นหัวใจòp-ùn-hǔua-jai
The caring concern from my friend warmed my heart.
สิ่งที่sìng-tîiผู้สูงอายุpûu-sǔung-aa-yúต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanมากที่สุดmâak-tîi-sùtอาจàatไม่ใช่mâi-châiเงินทองngən-tɔɔngแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenความอาทรkwaam-aa-tɔɔnและlɛ́การเอาใจใส่gaan-ao-jai-sàiจากjàakลูกหลานlûuk-lǎan
What elderly people may want most is not money, but caring concern and attention from their descendants.
เราraoจะjàเห็นhěnความอาทรkwaam-aa-tɔɔnต่อdtɔ̀ɔเพื่อนมนุษย์pʉ̂ʉan-má-nútสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnอยู่ในyùu-naiงานศิลปะngaan-sǐn-lá-bpàของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเสมอsà-mə̌ə
We can always see a caring concern for fellow human beings reflected in his artwork.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อาทร said อา-ทอน?
aa-tɔɔn
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
aa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อาaaอาaa1paternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)2ah3uncle; aunt (familiar address)4prefix (Pali/Skt.): toward; near; throughoutpaternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)Part 1
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ทรsonทรson1abbrev. Royal Thai Navy2Thai consonant cluster; pronounced [s]abbrev. Royal Thai NavyPart 2
อาทรaa-tɔɔnอาทรaa-tɔɔncaring; solicitous; consideratecaring; solicitous; considerateWord