นาภี
naa-piiMeaning
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navel; belly button (formal/literary)
the small hollow at the center of the belly; a formal/literary synonym of สะดือสะดือsà-dʉʉ1navel; belly button2center; hub (fig.).
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiThai literatureมักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderคำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)นาภีnaa-piiนาภีnaa-piinavel; belly button (formal/literary)แทนtɛɛnแทนtɛɛn1instead; rather2[to] replace; substitute for3in place of; on behalf ofคำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)สะดือsà-dʉʉสะดือsà-dʉʉ1navel; belly button2center; hub (fig.)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofความสละสลวยkwaam-sà-là-sà-lǔuaiความสละสลวยkwaam-sà-là-sà-lǔuaielegance; gracefulness; euphonyของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsภาษาpaa-sǎaภาษาpaa-sǎa1language; tongue2register; jargon; specialized language
In Thai literature, the word 'naphi' is often used instead of 'sadue' for linguistic elegance.
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แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtตรวจดูdtrùuat-duuบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenรอบrɔ̂ɔpนาภีnaa-piiของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาสาเหตุhǎa-sǎa-hèetของkɔ̌ɔngอาการปวดaa-gaan-bpùuatท้องtɔ́ɔng
The doctor examined the area around the patient's navel to find the cause of the stomach pain.
รูปปั้นrûup-bpânเทพธิดาtêep-tí-daaกรีกโบราณgrìik-boo-raanแสดงให้เห็นsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěnสัดส่วนsàt-sùuanของkɔ̌ɔngร่างกายrâang-gaaiอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeenตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛพระpráอุระù-ráไปจนถึงbpai-jon-tʉ̌ngนาภีnaa-pii
The ancient Greek goddess statue clearly shows the body's proportions, from the chest down to the navel.
ศาสตร์sàatการแพทย์แผนจีนgaan-pɛ̂ɛt-pɛ̌ɛn-jiinเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaจุดjùtฝังfǎngเข็มkěmบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenนาภีnaa-piiสามารถsǎa-mâatช่วยchûuaiปรับสมดุลbpràp-sǒm-dunพลังงานpá-lang-ngaanในnaiร่างกายrâang-gaaiได้dâai
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that acupuncture points around the navel can help balance the body's energy.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นาภี said นา-พี?
naa-pii
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
naa
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 | — | — |