นิโกร
ní-grooMeaning
1NounB2
Black person (dated; often offensive)
An outdated racial term for a Black person, especially someone of African ancestry. It corresponds to the English term 'Negro' and can be considered offensive.
Examples
คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)นิโกรní-grooนิโกรní-grooBlack person (dated; often offensive)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceเก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionคนผิวดำkon-pǐu-damคนผิวดำkon-pǐu-dam1Black person2dark-skinned personและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-ban1present; current; contemporary2nowadays; at present3the present; the current timeหลายคนlǎai-konหลายคนlǎai-konmany/several peopleมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaมองว่าmɔɔng-wâa1[to] think/consider (that ...)2[to] regard/see [sb]/[sth] as ...ไม่สุภาพmâi-sù-pâapไม่สุภาพmâi-sù-pâapimpolite; rude
The word 'Negro' is an old term for Black people, and many people today consider it impolite.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaฉันchǎnเจอjəəคำว่าkam-wâaนิโกรní-grooในnaiหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉเก่าgàoครูkruuอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngคนผิวดำkon-pǐu-damเชื้อสายchʉ́ʉa-sǎaiแอฟริกันɛɛ-frí-gan
When I came across the word 'Negro' in an old book, my teacher explained that it referred to Black people of African ancestry.
แม้mɛ́ɛคำว่าkam-wâaนิโกรní-grooจะjàปรากฏbpraa-gòtอยู่ในyùu-naiเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatแต่dtɛ̀ɛการนำgaan-namมาmaaเรียกrîiakคนผิวดำkon-pǐu-damในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-banอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiผู้pûuถูกtùukเรียกrîiakรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kถูกtùukเหยียดyìiatเชื้อชาติchʉ́ʉa-châat
Although the word 'Negro' appears in historical documents, using it to refer to Black people today may make them feel insulted because of their race.
นักแปลnák-bplɛɛเลือกใช้คำlʉ̂ʉak-chái-kamว่าwâaคนผิวดำkon-pǐu-damแทนtɛɛnนิโกรní-grooในnaiฉบับแปลchà-bàp-bplɛɛใหม่màiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangคำเรียกkam-rîiakที่tîiล้าสมัยláa-sà-mǎiและlɛ́อาจàatทำให้tam-hâiผู้อ่านpûu-àanรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaมีmiiการgaanเหยียดyìiatเชื้อชาติchʉ́ʉa-châat
The translator chose 'Black person' instead of 'Negro' in the new translation to avoid an outdated term that readers might perceive as racist.
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 | — | — |