Thai

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Etymology

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From Pali nāṭa (dance; dancing); ultimately from Sanskrit नाट (nāṭa, idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer នាដ (niət).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicนาฏ
n ā ʈ
Phonemic
นาด
n ā ɗ
[bound form]
นาด-ตะ-
n ā ɗ – t a –
[bound form]
นา-ตะ-
n ā – t a –
RomanizationPaiboonnâatnâat-dtà-naa-dtà-
Royal Institutenatnat-ta-na-ta-
(standard) IPA(key)/naːt̚˥˩/(R)/naːt̚˥˩.ta˨˩.//naː˧.ta˨˩./
Homophones

Noun

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นาฏ

  1. (elegant) dramatic play; dramatic performance; dance.
  2. (elegant) actress in a dramatic play; female dramatic performer; female dancer.
  3. (poetic) woman; beautiful woman.

Usage notes

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Derived terms

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