นิเวศ
ní-wêetMeaning
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dwelling; abode (literary); ecological (in compounds)
A dwelling or place of residence, especially in literary language; also an element in compounds relating to ecology or the environment.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)พาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inนักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilไปดูbpai-duuไปดูbpai-duu[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêet1ecosystem2ecosystem (figurative)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าชายเลนbpàa-chaai-leenป่าชายเลนbpàa-chaai-leenmangrove forest
Today the teacher took the students to observe the mangrove ecosystem.
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พี่สาวpîi-sǎaoเรียนriianวิชานิเวศวิทยาwí-chaa-ní-wêet-wít-tá-yaaเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakเข้าใจkâo-jaiความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panระหว่างrá-wàangสิ่งมีชีวิตsìng-mii-chii-wítกับgàpสิ่งแวดล้อมsìng-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔm
My older sister studies ecology because she wants to understand the relationships between living things and their environment.
หากhàakน้ำเสียnáam-sǐiaยังyangไหลลงlǎi-longแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetในnaiบริเวณนี้bɔɔ-rí-ween-níiอาจàatเสียsǐiaสมดุลsǒm-dunจนjonฟื้นฟูfʉ́ʉn-fuuได้dâaiยากyâak
If wastewater continues to flow into the river, the local ecosystem may become so unbalanced that recovery is difficult.
การท่องเที่ยวเชิงนิเวศgaan-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiao-chəəng-ní-wêetควรkuuanสร้างsâangรายได้raai-dâaiให้hâiชุมชนchum-chonโดยdooiไม่mâiทำลายtam-laaiทรัพยากรธรรมชาติsáp-pá-yaa-gɔɔn-tam-má-châatที่tîiเป็นbpenจุดjùtดึงดูดdʉng-dùutนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiao
Ecotourism should generate income for communities without destroying the natural resources that attract visitors.
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 | — | — |