ธาตุ

ธาตุ

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†ทาตุ (tâat)

 

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

Orthographic		ธาตุ dʰ ā t u
Phonemic		ทาด d ā ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	tâat
	Royal Institute	that
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰaːt̚˥˩/
Homophones edit		ทาษ 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.