นิโครธ
ní-krôotMeaning
1NounC1
banyan tree
a banyan tree (often used in literary, religious, or formal contexts)
Examples
นกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesทำรังtam-rangทำรังtam-rang[to] build a nest; [to] nestและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)หาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎanหาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎan[to] look for food; [to] forageอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)นิโครธní-krôotนิโครธní-krôotbanyan treeหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assess
Many birds are building nests and foraging for food on the banyan tree behind the temple.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanในnaiละแวกนี้lá-wɛ̂ɛk-níiเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaต้นdtônนิโครธní-krôotเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛต้นdtônนั้นnánมีmiiรุกขเทวดาrúk-kà-tee-wá-daaคุ้มครองkúm-krɔɔngอยู่yùu
The villagers in this neighborhood believe that the ancient banyan tree is protected by a tree deity.
ตามdtaamพุทธประวัติpút bprà-wàtพระพุทธองค์prá-pút-tá-ongทรงsongประทับbprà-tápเสวยsà-wĕoiวิมุตติwí-mút-dtìสุขsùkใต้dtâiร่มไม้rôm máaiนิโครธní-krôtเป็นเวลาbpen way-laaเจ็ดjètวันwanหลังจากlăng jàakตรัสรู้dtràt rúu
According to Buddhist history, the Buddha sat experiencing the bliss of emancipation under the shade of a banyan tree for seven days after his enlightenment.
ร่มเงาrôm-ngaoอันanไพศาลpai-sǎanของkɔ̌ɔngต้นdtônนิโครธní-krôotถูกtùukนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákเชิงchəəngเปรียบเปรยbprìiap-bprəəiถึงtʉ̌ngพระเมตตาprá-mêet-dtaaที่tîiแผ่ขยายpɛ̀ɛ-kà-yǎaiไปbpaiอย่างyàangไร้ขอบเขตrái-kɔ̀ɔp-kèet
The vast shade of the banyan tree is used as a metaphorical symbol for boundless, spreading compassion.
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 | — | — |