นิจ
nítMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
constant; regular; permanent
Constant, regular, perpetual, or permanent. (A formal/literary word, often found in the phrase 'เป็นนิจเป็นนิจbpen-nít1constant; habitual (formal)2regularly; always; habitually (formal)' (pen nit) meaning 'always' or 'habitually'.)
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineสวดมนต์sùuat-monสวดมนต์sùuat-mon1[to] chant/recite prayers2prayer chanting; recitationก่อนนอนgɔ̀ɔn-nɔɔnก่อนนอนgɔ̀ɔn-nɔɔn1before bed; before sleeping; at bedtime2bedtime (as a modifier)เป็นนิจbpen-nítเป็นนิจbpen-nít1constant; habitual (formal)2regularly; always; habitually (formal)ทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnevery night
My grandmother habitually chants prayers before bed every night.
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เขาkǎoมีmiiใบหน้าbai-nâaยิ้มแย้มyím-yɛ́ɛmเป็นนิจbpen-nítจนjonทุกคนtúk-konที่tîiพบpópเห็นต่างhěn-dtàangรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kมีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùkไปด้วยbpai-dûuai
He perpetually has a smiling face, making everyone who sees him feel happy too.
สรรพสิ่งsàp-pá-sìngในnaiโลกlôokล้วนlúuanเปลี่ยนแปลงbplìian-bplɛɛngเป็นนิจbpen-nítไม่มีmâi-miiสิ่งใดsìng-daiคงอยู่kong-yùuถาวรtǎa-wɔɔnตลอดไปdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-bpai
All things in the world are in a state of constant change; nothing remains permanent forever.
ความไม่เที่ยงkwaam-mâi-tîiangเป็นbpenสัจธรรมsàt-jà-tamอันเป็นan-bpenนิจnítที่tîiปรากฏbpraa-gòtอยู่ในyùu-naiทุกtúkอณูà-nuuของkɔ̌ɔngสังขารsǎng-kǎan
Impermanence is a perpetual truth that manifests in every particle of conditioned existence.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -จ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nít
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 | — | — |