นิยม
ní-yomMeanings
[to] favor; be popular; be in vogue
to favor or prefer; to be popular or in fashion.
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favor; esteem; preference
liking, approval, or esteem for someone or something
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custom; accepted usage
accepted custom, usage, or norm in society (e.g., ประเพณีนิยมประเพณีนิยมbprà-pee-nii-ní-yomtraditionalism = conventionalism; adherence to tradition).
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-ism; ideology; doctrine
a noun used to mark an ideology, doctrine, or system (e.g., สังคมนิยมสังคมนิยมsǎng-kom-ní-yom1socialism (ideology/system)2socialist; relating to socialism = socialism).
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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
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- 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 class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |