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ธาตุ

ธาตุ

Thai

Alternative forms

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.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Orthographic ธาตุ
dʰ ā t u
Phonemic ทาด
d ā ɗ
Paiboon tâat
(Bangkok) IPA(key) /tʰäːt̚˥˩/
Homophones ทาษ
ทาส

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