ธาตุ

Thai

Alternative forms
Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit धातु (dhātu, “component, element; mineral; root; semen; etc”); perhaps via Old Khmer dhātu (“material, matter, substance; relics, remains”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ធាតុ (thiət).

Pronunciation
Orthographicธาตุ
dʰ ā t u
Phonemicทาด
d ā ɗ
RomanizationPaiboontâat
Royal Institutethat
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaːt̚˥˩/
Homophonesทาษ
ทาส

Noun

ธาตุ • (tâat)

  1. element.
  2. nature:
    1. quality belonging to a person, animal, thing, or class by birth, origin, constitution, etc.
    2. native or inherent character.
    3. instinct or inherent tendency directing conduct.
  3. relic; remain.
  4. reliquary.
  5. (grammar) root.
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