ธานี
taa-niiMeaning
1NounC1
city; town (formal)
A formal/literary word for a city or town; commonly used in place names as a suffix.
Examples
จังหวัดjang-wàtจังหวัดjang-wàtprovinceปทุมธานีbpà-tum-taa-neeปทุมธานีbpà-tum-taa-neePathum Thani (province)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainไม่ไกลmâi glaiไม่ไกลmâi glainot far; nearจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)
Pathum Thani province is not far from Bangkok.
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อุบลราชธานีù-bon-râat-chá-taa-niiเป็นbpenเมืองใหญ่mʉʉang-yàiที่tîiมีmiiความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanทางเศรษฐกิจtaang-sèet-tà-gìtในnaiภาคอีสานpâak-ii-sǎan
Ubon Ratchathani is a large city with economic importance in the Northeast region.
ในnaiพงศาวดารpong-sǎa-wá-daanกล่าวว่าglàao-wâaกรุงศรีอยุธยาgrung-sǐi-à-yút-tá-yaaเคยkəəiเป็นbpenราชธานีrâat-chá-taa-niiที่tîiยิ่งใหญ่yîng-yàiและlɛ́รุ่งเรืองrûng-rʉʉang
The chronicles state that Ayutthaya was once a great and prosperous royal capital (city).
กวีgà-wiiได้dâaiพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความงดงามkwaam-ngót-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngนครná-kɔɔnธานีtaa-niiในnaiจินตนาการjin-dtà-naa-gaanซึ่งsʉ̂ngเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiปราสาทbpraa-sàatแก้วgɛ̂ɛo
The poet described the beauty of an imaginary city filled with crystal castles.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ธานี said ทา-นี?
taa-nii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
taa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |