ขณิก
kà-nìkMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
momentary; temporary; transient
lasting for only a short moment; temporary or transient (often used in formal, literary, or Buddhist contexts)
Examples
ความสุขkwaam-sùkความสุขkwaam-sùk1happiness; contentment2pleasure; enjoyment3well-beingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ได้รับdâi-rápได้รับdâi-ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmการซื้อของgaan-sʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngการซื้อของgaan-sʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngshoppingใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)เป็นเพียงbpen-piiangเป็นเพียงbpen-piiang[to] be only; be merelyขณิกkà-nìkขณิกkà-nìkmomentary; temporary; transientสุขsùkสุขsùk1happiness; well-being2happy; content (formal/literary)เท่านั้นtâo-nánเท่านั้นtâo-nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
The happiness we get from buying new things is only a momentary happiness.
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ในทางnai-taangพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaทุกสิ่งทุกอย่างtúk-sìng-túk-yàangในnaiโลกlôokล้วนlúuanเป็นbpenขณิกkà-nìkที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂ดับไปdàp-bpai
In Buddhism, everything in the world is transient, arising and then passing away.
ผู้ปฏิบัติธรรมpûu-bpà-dtì-bàt-tamจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmจากjàakการฝึกgaan-fʉ̀kขณิกkà-nìkสมาธิsà-maa-tíก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàพัฒนาpát-tá-naaไปสู่bpai-sùuสมาธิsà-maa-tíในnaiระดับrá-dàpที่tîiลึกlʉ́kขึ้นkʉ̂n
Dhamma practitioners will start by practicing momentary concentration before developing into deeper levels of concentration.
ความงดงามkwaam-ngót-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangขณิกkà-nìkธรรมtamที่tîiเตือนdtʉʉanให้เราhâi-raoตระหนักถึงdtrà-nàk-tʉ̌ngความไม่เที่ยงแท้kwaam-mâi-tîiang-tɛ́ɛของkɔ̌ɔngสรรพสิ่งsàp-pá-sìng
The beauty of a flower is merely a transient state that reminds us to realize the impermanence of all things.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขณิก said ขะ-หนิก?
kà-nìk
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |