นิติ

ní-dtì

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

legal; law- (bound morpheme)

relating to law or legal matters; chiefly used as a bound morpheme/prefix in compounds (e.g., นิติกรรมนิติกรรมní-dtì-gamlegal act; juristic act, นิติบุคคลนิติบุคคลní-dtì-bùk-konjuristic person; legal entity)

Examples

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2NounB2

law; jurisprudence (field)

the field or study of law; jurisprudence (often in academic or formal contexts)

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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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นิติní-dtìนิติní-dtìlegal; law- (bound morpheme)legal; law- (bound morpheme)Word