นาฏ
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Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Pali nāṭa (“dance; dancing”); ultimately from Sanskrit नाट (nāṭa, “idem”). Cognate with Modern Khmer នាដ (niət).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | นาฏ 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 – | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | nâat | nâat-dtà- | naa-dtà- |
| Royal Institute | nat | nat-ta- | na-ta- | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /naːt̚˥˩/(R) | /naːt̚˥˩.ta˨˩./ | /naː˧.ta˨˩./ | |
| Homophones | ||||
Noun
[edit]นาฏ
- (elegant) dramatic play; dramatic performance; dance.
- (elegant) actress in a dramatic play; female dramatic performer; female dancer.
- (poetic) woman; beautiful woman.
Usage notes
[edit]- The adjectival form is นาฏยะ.