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Pali
Alternative scripts
- ratha (Latin script)
- 𑀭𑀣 (Brahmi script)
- रथ (Devanagari script)
- রথ (Bengali script)
- රථ (Sinhalese script)
- ရထ (Burmese script)
- ระถะ (Thai script)
- ᩁᨳ (Tai Tham script)
- ຣຖ or ຣະຖະ (Lao script)
- រថ (Khmer script)
- 𑄢𑄗 (Chakma script)
Noun
รถ m
- Thai script form of ratha (“chariot; delight”)
Declension
Declension table of "รถ" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|
| Nominative (first) | รโถ (ratho) | รถา (rathā) |
| Accusative (second) | รถํ (rathaṃ) | รเถ (rathe) |
| Instrumental (third) | รเถน (rathena) | รเถหิ (rathehi) or รเถภิ (rathebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | รถสฺส (rathassa) or รถาย (rathāya) or รถตฺถํ (rathatthaṃ) | รถานํ (rathānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | รถสฺมา (rathasmā) or รถมฺหา (rathamhā) or รถา (rathā) | รเถหิ (rathehi) or รเถภิ (rathebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | รถสฺส (rathassa) | รถานํ (rathānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | รถสฺมิํ (rathasmiṃ) or รถมฺหิ (rathamhi) or รเถ (rathe) | รเถสุ (rathesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | รถ (ratha) | รถา (rathā) |
Thai
Etymology
From Pali ratha (“chariot”), from Sanskrit रथ (ratha, “idem”), possibly via Old Khmer ratha (“chariot; cart; wagon”). Cognate with Modern Khmer រថ (rŭət); Lao ລົດ (lot), ຣົຖ (rot); Lü ᦷᦟᧆ (lod).
Pronunciation
Noun
รถ • (rót)
- (archaic) chariot, carriage, cart, wagon, or the like.
(Can we date this quote?), มงกุฎเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว, พระบาทสมเด็จพระ, “คำพากย์ พระราชนิพนธ์ในรัชกาลที่ ๖”, in ประชุมคำพากย์รามเกียรติ์ เล่ม ๑, Bangkok, published 2003:
- พญาขรขึ้นทรงรถมณี กงกำล้ำดี
- pá-yaa kɔ̌ɔn kʉ̂n song rót má-nii · gong-gam lám dii
- Phaya Khon mounted rode a jewelled chariot, of which the wheels were so marvelous!
(Can we date this quote?), สุนทรภู่, “ตอนที่ ๓๕ พระอภัยติดท้ายรถ”, in พระอภัยมณี, Bangkok, published 2001:
- ฝ่ายละเวงวัณฬามาบนรถ...สุลาลีตีม้าให้คลาเคลื่อน
- fàai lá-weeng wan-laa maa bon rót ... sù-laa-lii dtii máa hâi klaa-klʉ̂ʉan
- As for Laweng Wanla, came on a chariot... Sulali hit the horses to move .
- wheeled vehicle (of any kind).
- รถลูกชิ้น
- rót lûuk-chín
- meatball(-vending) bike
- รถสามล้อ
- rót sǎam-lɔ́ɔ
- trishaw
(literally) three-wheeled bike
- รถเครื่อง
- rót krʉ̂ʉang
- motorbike
- รถทัวร์
- rót tuua
- tour bus
- รถแข่ง
- rót kɛ̀ng
- racing car (car used in auto racing)
- used as a title for a wheeled vehicle.
- รถจี๊ป
- rót jíip
- jeep car
Usage notes
- Generally, wheeled vehicles are classified by the classifier คัน (kan).
- Chariots are classified by หลัง (lǎng) or, if belonging to a royal person, องค์ (ong). Carts are classified by เล่ม (lêm).
Derived terms
Descendants