นิกาย

ní-gaai

Meanings

1NounB2

religious sect; denomination

a group or branch within a religion with distinct beliefs or practices

Examples

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2NounC1

school of thought; philosophical school

a school or tradition of thought in philosophy or scholarship with a specific approach

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ปรัชญาbpràt-yaaปรัชญาbpràt-yaa1philosophy (guiding principles)2philosophy (discipline)ตะวันตกdtà-wan-dtòkตะวันตกdtà-wan-dtòk1west (direction)2western3the West; Western worldมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนิกายní-gaaiนิกายní-gaai1religious sect; denomination2school of thought; philosophical schoolที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเน้นnénเน้นnén1[to] emphasize; stress2[to] focus on; prioritize3[to] accentuate (pronunciation/typography)เหตุผลhèet-pǒnเหตุผลhèet-pǒn1reason; justification2reasoning; rationalityและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)นิกายní-gaaiนิกายní-gaai1religious sect; denomination2school of thought; philosophical schoolที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเน้นnénเน้นnén1[to] emphasize; stress2[to] focus on; prioritize3[to] accentuate (pronunciation/typography)ประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaan1experience (knowledge/skill)2experience (event)
In Western philosophy, there are schools that emphasize reason and schools that emphasize experience.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

ní

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

นิníนิnísentence-ending particle (emphasis, pointing out)sentence-ending particle (emphasis, pointing out)Part 1
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นิกายní-gaaiนิกายní-gaaireligious sect; denominationreligious sect; denominationWord