อาสน์
àatMeaning
1NounB2
seat; sitting mat
A seat, sitting place, or mat laid out for sitting, especially in Buddhist, formal, or royal contexts
Examples
โยมyoomโยมyoom1lay Buddhist; address term by monks2you (polite, used by monks)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyปูbpuuปูbpuu1crab2[to] pave; spread a layerอาสน์àatอาสน์àatseat; sitting matให้hâiให้hâi1[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)พระสงฆ์prá-sǒngพระสงฆ์prá-sǒng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)ที่จะtîi-jàที่จะtîi-jà1that/which/who will; that is/are going to2to (after a noun/adj; infinitival 'to')มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสวดมนต์เย็นsùuat-mon-yenสวดมนต์เย็นsùuat-mon-yen1evening prayer; evening chant2[to] do evening prayersนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Layman, please go lay out the seats for the monks who will come to chant this evening.
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วันนี้wan-níiมีmiiงานngaanทำบุญขึ้นบ้านใหม่tam-bun-kʉ̂n-bâan-màiเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngเตรียมdtriiamอาสน์àatไว้wáiทั้งหมดtáng-mòtเก้าgâaoที่tîi
Today there is a housewarming merit-making event; we need to prepare a total of nine seats.
ทางวัดtaang-wátได้dâaiจัดเตรียมjàt-dtriiamอาสน์àatที่สวยงามtîi-sǔuai-ngaamไว้wáiสำหรับsǎm-ràpพระเถระผู้ใหญ่prá-těe-rá-pûu-yàiโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́
The temple has prepared beautiful seats specifically for the senior monks.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmพิธีpí-tiiทางศาสนาtaang-sàat-sà-nǎaมัคนายกmák-ká-naa-yókได้dâaiเดินdəənตรวจดูdtrùuat-duuความเรียบร้อยkwaam-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiของkɔ̌ɔngการgaanลาดlâatอาสน์àatอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiat
Before starting the religious ceremony, the lay leader walked around to carefully check the neatness of the laid-out mats.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อาสน์ said อาด?
àat
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ส 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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ส, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
àat
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |