รัตนะ

Thai

Alternative forms

^†รัตณะ (rát-dtà-ná)
รัตน์ (rát)
รัตน (rát-dtà-ná-)
รัตนา (rát-dtà-naa)

Etymology

From Pali ratana (“gem; jewel”), from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna, “idem”); possibly via Old Khmer ratna, ratana°, rata, ratta, ratra (“jewel, gem, precious stone; anything precious”). Cognate with Modern Khmer រត្ន (rŭətnɔɔ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		รัตนะ r ạ t n a
Phonemic		รัด-ตะ-นะ r ạ ɗ – t a – n a
Romanization	Paiboon	rát-dtà-ná
	Royal Institute	rat-ta-na
(standard) IPA^(key)		/rat̚˦˥.ta˨˩.naʔ˦˥/^(R)

Noun

รัตนะ • (rát-dtà-ná)

(elegant) precious gem; precious jewel; precious stone.
(figuratively) person or thing considered to be of great value or to be the best of the kind.
(Buddhism) any of the Three Gems, that is, Gautama Buddha, his dharma, and his clergy.
(Buddhist mythology) any of the seven precious items that a universal ruler should have, that is, a good chakra, a disk-like weapon; a good elephant; a good horse; good jewelry; a good lady; a good treasurer; and a good warrior.