นิตย์

nít

Meanings

1AdverbC1

always; constantly; perpetually

always; constantly; perpetually (formal or literary)

Examples

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2AdjectiveC1

perpetual; eternal; constant

lasting forever or continuing without change; constant (formal or literary).

Examples

ความรักkwaam-rákความรักkwaam-rák1love; affection2romance; romantic relationshipของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สิ่งที่sìng-tîiสิ่งที่sìng-tîithe thing that; whatเป็นนิตย์bpen-nítเป็นนิตย์bpen-nít1perpetual; constant; habitual (formal)2habitually; invariably; always (formal)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไม่มีวันmâi-mii-wanไม่มีวันmâi-mii-wan1never; under no circumstances2Never!; No way!เปลี่ยนแปลงbplìian-bplɛɛngเปลี่ยนแปลงbplìian-bplɛɛng[to] change; alter; modify
A mother's love for her child is something constant and will never change.
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Tones

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

Why is นิตย์ said นิด?

nít

  • Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ต is said like ด (t).Silent letterย์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ต, 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

ย์ is silent here.

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——