นาฏ

Thai

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Orthographicนาฏ
nāʈ
Phonemic
นาด
nāɗ
[bound form]
นาด-ตะ-
nāɗta
[bound form]
นา-ตะ-
nāta
RomanizationPaiboonnâatnâat-dtà-naa-dtà-
Royal Institutenatnat-ta-na-ta-
(standard) IPA(key)/naːt̚˥˩/(R)/naːt̚˥˩.ta˨˩.//naː˧.ta˨˩./
Homophones
 
นาด
นาถ
นาท
นาศ

Noun

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

  • The adjectival form is นาฏยะ.

Derived terms

  • นาฏกรรม
  • นาฏกะ
  • นาฏดนตรี
  • นาฏราช
  • นาฏศิลป์
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