นิทรา(nít-traa)

Meanings

1NounB2

sleep; slumber (literary/formal)

sleep; a state of rest with loss of consciousness (literary or formal register)

Examples

การนิทราgaan nít-traaการนิทราgaan nít-traasleep; slumber (formal)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเพียงพอpiiang porเพียงพอpiiang por1enough; sufficient; adequate2sufficiently; enoughเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsสิ่งจำเป็นsìng jam bpenสิ่งจำเป็นsìng jam bpen1essential thing; necessity; basic need2requirement; prerequisite (needed item/condition)ต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentการฟื้นฟูgaan féun fooการฟื้นฟูgaan féun foorestoration; rehabilitationร่างกายrâang gaaiร่างกายrâang gaai1body2physical condition; bodily healthและláeและláeand (coordinating)สมองsà-mŏngสมองsà-mŏng1brain (organ)2intelligence; intellect; brains3the brains (of a group)
Sufficient sleep is essential for the restoration of the body and brain.
2VerbC1

[to] sleep; slumber (poetic/literary)

to sleep; to be asleep (poetic or literary usage)

Examples

ทารกtaa-rókทารกtaa-rókinfant; baby (newborn to about 1 year)น้อยnóiน้อยnói1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarelyกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofนิทราnít-traaนิทราnít-traa1sleep; slumber (literary/formal)2[to] sleep; slumber (poetic/literary)3death; eternal sleep (poetic)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)เป็นสุขbpen sùkเป็นสุขbpen sùk1[to] be happy; feel content2[to] live in peace/comfortอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]อ้อมแขนôm kăenอ้อมแขนôm kăen1arms; embrace2care/protection (figurative)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; base
The little baby is sleeping happily in its mother's arms.
3NounC1

death; eternal sleep (poetic)

a poetic euphemism for death, likening it to an eternal sleep

Examples

คุณย่าkun yâaคุณย่าkun yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedล่วงลับlûuang lápล่วงลับlûuang láp[to] pass awayไปสู่bpai sòoไปสู่bpai sòo1[to] go to; proceed to (a place)2[to] reach; move toward (a state)นิทรานิรันดร์nít-traa ní-ranนิทรานิรันดร์nít-traa ní-raneternal sleep (euphemism for death)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เมื่อเช้านี้mêuua cháao néeเมื่อเช้านี้mêuua cháao néethis morning (earlier today)
Grandmother passed away into an eternal sleep this morning.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

วายปราณwaai bpraanวายปราณwaai bpraan[to] die; [to] pass away (poetic)

[to] die; [to] pass away (poetic)

หลับใหลlàp lăiหลับใหลlàp lăi1[to] sleep deeply; slumber2[to] be deeply unconscious; be in a coma3[to] lie dormant; be inactive
  • [to] sleep deeply; slumber
  • [to] be deeply unconscious; be in a coma
  • [to] lie dormant; be inactive
หลับlàpหลับlàp1[to] sleep; [to] fall asleep2asleep (stative)3numb; asleep (limb)
  • [to] sleep; [to] fall asleep
  • asleep (stative)
  • numb; asleep (limb)
ไสยาสน์săi-yâatไสยาสน์săi-yâat1[to] lie down; recline; sleep (royal/formal)2reclining posture; act of sleeping (royal/formal)
  • [to] lie down; recline; sleep (royal/formal)
  • reclining posture; act of sleeping (royal/formal)