นิวัต
ní-wátMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] return; [to] go back
to return or go back (typically used in formal, literary, or royal contexts)
Examples
ท่านทูตtân-tûutท่านทูตtân-tûutAmbassador (honorific/form of address)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerนิวัตní-wátนิวัตní-wát[to] return; [to] go backสู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)ประเทศbprà-têetประเทศbprà-têetcountry; nation; stateบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətbirthplace; hometownหลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)หมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherวาระwaa-ráวาระwaa-rá1agenda item2agenda; order of business3occasion; juncture4term; tenure5reading/stage (of a bill)การทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaan1working; work (the act)2operation; functioningที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยาวนานyaao-naanยาวนานyaao-naan1long-lasting; prolonged; enduring2for a long time
The ambassador returned to his home country after his long term of office ended.
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พระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัวprá-bàat-sǒm-dèt-prá-jâao-yùu-hǔuaเสด็จsà-dètนิวัตní-wátพระนครprá-ná-kɔɔnหลังจากlǎng-jàakเสร็จสิ้นsèt-sînพระราชกรณียกิจprá-râat-chá-gɔɔ-rá-nii-yá-gìtที่tîiต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têet
His Majesty the King returned to the capital after completing his royal duties abroad.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanได้dâaiจัดjàtพิธีต้อนรับpí-tii-dtɔ̂ɔn-rápอย่างสมเกียรติyàang-sǒm-gìiatในnaiโอกาสoo-gàatที่tîiคณะทูตานุทูตká-ná-tuu-dtaa-nú-tûutนิวัตní-wátสู่sùuแผ่นดินไทยpɛ̀n-din-tai
The government organized an honorable welcoming ceremony on the occasion of the diplomatic corps' return to Thai soil.
วีรบุรุษwii-rá-bù-rùtสงครามsǒng-kraamได้dâaiนิวัตní-wátสู่sùuมาตุภูมิmaa-dtù-puumท่ามกลางtâam-glaangความยินดีkwaam-yin-diiของkɔ̌ɔngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonที่มาtîi-maaรอrɔɔรับrápอย่างเนืองแน่นyàang-nʉʉang-nɛ̂n
The war hero returned to his motherland amidst the rejoicing of the crowds of people who came to welcome him.
Tones
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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 | — | — |