นิศา
ní-sǎaMeaning
1NounC2
night (literary; poetic)
Night or nighttime, chiefly in literary or poetic usage.
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)นิศาní-sǎaนิศาní-sǎanight (literary; poetic)มาเยือนmaa-yʉʉanมาเยือนmaa-yʉʉan1[to] come to visit; pay a visit2[to] arrive; set in; befall (of seasons/events/problems)แสงไฟsɛ̌ɛng-faiแสงไฟsɛ̌ɛng-failight; lamplight; firelightจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedริมคลองrim-klɔɔngริมคลองrim-klɔɔng1by/along the canal2canal-side; beside a canal3canal-side; canal bankก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔn1[to] reflect; bounce back (light/sound/heat)2[to] mirror; reveal; be indicative of3santol (Southern Thai)บนผิวน้ำbon-pǐu-náamบนผิวน้ำbon-pǐu-náam1on the surface of the water2on the water surface
As night falls, the lights from the houses along the canal begin to reflect on the water.
3 more examplesShow less
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangความเงียบสงัดkwaam-ngîiap-sà-ngàtแห่งhɛ̀ngนิศาní-sǎaเสียงขลุ่ยsǐiang-klùiแว่วมาwɛ̂ɛo-maaแต่ไกลdtɛ̀ɛ-glaiราวกับraao-gàpมีใครmii-kraiกำลังgam-langฝากfàakความคิดถึงkwaam-kít-tʉ̌ngไว้wáiกับgàpสายลมsǎai-lom
Amid the stillness of night, a flute sounds faintly in the distance, as though someone were entrusting their longing to the wind.
ตราบที่dtràap-tîiนิศาní-sǎaยังyangปกคลุมbpòk-klumผืนป่าpʉ̌ʉn-bpàaเราraoก็gɔ̂ได้แต่dâai-dtɛ̀ɛเฝ้ารอfâo-rɔɔแสงsɛ̌ɛngแรกrɛ̂ɛkที่จะtîi-jàนำทางnam-taangออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakความมืดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt
As long as night still shrouds the forest, we can only wait for the first light to guide us out of the darkness.
ครั้นkránนิศาní-sǎaคลี่klîiม่านmâanเหนือnʉ̌ʉaเวียงwiiangเก่าgàoเสียงระฆังsǐiang-rá-kangจากjàakวัดท้ายwát-táaiคุ้งkúngก็gɔ̂แว่วมาwɛ̂ɛo-maaราวraaoจะjàปลอบขวัญbplɔ̀ɔp-kwǎnผู้พลัดถิ่นpûu-plát-tìnให้hâiคลายklaaiอาวรณ์aa-wɔɔn
As night drew its curtain over the old walled town, bells from the temple at the river bend sounded faintly, as though to soothe the longing of those far from home.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นิศา said นิ-สา?
ní-sǎa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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 | — | — |