นิดา
ní-daaMeaning
1Proper nounA2
female given name
A Thai female given name.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.นิดาní-daaนิดาní-daafemale given nameเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
This is Nida; she is my friend.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanนิดาní-daaโทรมาtoo-maaชวนchuuanไปเดินเล่นbpai-dəən-lênสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-ná
Yesterday Nida called and invited me to take a walk in the park.
Tomorrow Nida will take her mother to see the doctor in the morning.
นิดาní-daaเป็นbpenคนkonใจเย็นjai-yenและlɛ́ตั้งใจdtâng-jaiทำงานtam-ngaanมากmâakจนjonทุกคนtúk-konไว้ใจwái-jaiให้hâiเธอtəəดูแลduu-lɛɛโครงการkroong-gaan
Nida is calm and very dedicated to her work, so everyone trusts her to oversee the project.
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
- 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
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
นิníนิnísentence-ending particle (emphasis, pointing out)sentence-ending particle (emphasis, pointing out)Part 1
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นิดาní-daaนิดาní-daafemale given namefemale given nameWord