นิยต

ní-yót

Meaning

1AdjectiveC2

certain; definite; fixed

certain, definite, fixed, or constant (typically used in formal, literary, or religious contexts)

Examples

พระโพธิสัตว์prá-poh-tí-sàtพระโพธิสัตว์prá-poh-tí-sàtBodhisattvaที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerได้รับdâi rápได้รับdâi ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)พุทธทำนายpút tam-naaiพุทธทำนายpút tam-naaiBuddhist prophecy; Buddha's prophecyแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)จัดว่าjàt wâaจัดว่าjàt wâa[to] be considered; count asเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นิยตní-yótนิยตní-yótcertain; definite; fixedโพธิสัตว์poh-tí-sàtโพธิสัตว์poh-tí-sàt1selfless helper (figurative)2bodhisattva (Mahayana)3Buddha-to-be (Theravada)ซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ตรัสรู้dtràt rúuตรัสรู้dtràt rúu[to] attain enlightenment (Buddhism)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâoพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâothe Buddha; the Enlightened Oneในอนาคตnai à-naa-kótในอนาคตnai à-naa-kótin the futureอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyแน่นอนnâe nonแน่นอนnâe non1certain; sure2certainly; definitely3of course; certainly4definite; fixed
A Bodhisattva who has received the Buddha's prophecy is classified as a Niyata Bodhisattva, who will definitely attain enlightenment as a Buddha in the future.
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Tones

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Why is นิยต said นิ-ยด?

ní-yót

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

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——
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