ธนิยะ
tá-ní-yáMeaning
1AdjectiveC2
wealthy; rich
having wealth; rich. This is a rare or literary word of Pali/Sanskrit origin, also used in modern Thai as a proper name or place name.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มีนัดmii-nátมีนัดmii-nát[to] have an appointment/meeting/dateคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตึกdtʉ̀kตึกdtʉ̀kbuilding (of masonry or concrete)ธนิยะtá-ní-yáธนิยะtá-ní-yáwealthy; richแถวtɛ̌ɛoแถวtɛ̌ɛo1row; line2area; neighborhood; vicinity3[classifier] row; line4approximately; about (colloquial)สีลมsǐi-lomสีลมsǐi-lomSilom (road/area in Bangkok)
Today we have a business meeting at the Thaniya building in the Silom area.
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ย่านyâanธนิยะtá-ní-yáไม่ได้mâi dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen piiangแค่kâeศูนย์รวมsŏon ruuamร้านráanขายkăaiอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gonกอล์ฟgópแต่ยังdtàe yangสะท้อนถึงsà-tón tĕungประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatการลงทุนgaan long tunของkŏngชาวญี่ปุ่นchaao yêe-bpùnในnaiไทยtaiด้วยdûuay
The Thaniya district is not just a hub for golf equipment shops, but it also reflects the history of Japanese investment in Thailand.
ในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiบางbaangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการตั้งชื่อgaan-dtâng-chʉ̂ʉตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnว่าwâaธนิยะtá-ní-yáเป็นbpenการบ่งบอกgaan-bòng-bɔ̀ɔkถึงtʉ̌ngชาติกำเนิดchâat-gam-nə̀ətที่tîiร่ำรวยrâm-ruuaiและlɛ́มั่งคั่งmâng-kâng
In some literary works, naming a character 'Thaniya' indicates a rich and wealthy lineage.
ด้วยdûuaiรากศัพท์râak-sàpที่tîiหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngผู้pûuมีmiiทรัพย์sápชื่อchʉ̂ʉธนิยะtá-ní-yáจึงjʉngมักmákถูกtùukนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiตั้งdtângเป็นbpenนามnaamมงคลmong-konสำหรับsǎm-ràpองค์กรธุรกิจong-gɔɔn-tú-rá-gìtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเสริมสิริมงคลsə̌əm-sì-rí-mong-kon
With its etymological root meaning a person of wealth, the name 'Thaniya' is often adopted as an auspicious name for business organizations to enhance prosperity.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ธนิยะ said ทะ-นิ-ยะ?
tá-ní-yá
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |