นิบาต

ní-bàat

Meanings

1NounC1

particle (grammar)

a function word with little independent lexical meaning used to mark tone, mood, emphasis, or structure (e.g., นะนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle, ค่ะค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, short response)2polite particle (female, statement), สิสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative), เถิดเถิดtə̀ətplease; do (formal/literary imperative)); a grammatical particle

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-tai1Thai language2Thai-language; in Thai3Thai (school subject)การใช้คำgaan-chái-kamการใช้คำgaan-chái-kamword choice; diction; word usageนิบาตní-bàatนิบาตní-bàat1particle (grammar)2division/section in Buddhist-Pali textsอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleหรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)สิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)ท้ายtáaiท้ายtáai1end; back; rear2last; finalประโยคbprà-yòokประโยคbprà-yòoksentence (grammar)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]แสดงsà-dɛɛngแสดงsà-dɛɛng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitอารมณ์aa-romอารมณ์aa-rom1mood; feeling2emotion; feeling3temper; disposition4artistic mood; tone5sexual mood; libido (colloq.)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผู้พูดpûu-pûutผู้พูดpûu-pûut1speaker (current talker)2speaker; presenter3speaker (linguistics)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
In Thai, using particles like 'na' or 'si' at the end of a sentence helps express the speaker's emotion.
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2NounC1

division/section in Buddhist-Pali texts

a section or grouping in Pali/Buddhist scriptures (nipāta), sometimes corresponding to a chapter or book division

Examples

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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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นิบาตní-bàatนิบาตní-bàatparticle (grammar)particle (grammar)Word