นิ้ง
níngMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
immaculate; flawless; perfect
immaculate, flawless, perfect, or exceptionally neat (often used colloquially to describe appearance, cleanliness, or condition)
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuua1[to] get dressed; dress [oneself]2[to] dress [sb]; clothe [sb]3[to] dress up; dress stylishly; wear a costumeหล่อlɔ̀ɔหล่อlɔ̀ɔ1handsome; good-looking (male)2cool; awesome (slang)3[to] cast; [to] mold (metal/material)4[to] surround with water; [to] keep water aroundนิ้งníngนิ้งníngimmaculate; flawless; perfectเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyออกเดตɔ̀ɔk-dèetออกเดตɔ̀ɔk-dèet[to] go on a dateเหรอrə̌əเหรอrə̌ə1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)
You are dressed immaculately today. Are you going on a date?
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รถrótคันkanนี้níiเพิ่งpə̂ngล้างláangเสร็จsètสภาพsà-pâapใหม่màiนิ้งníngเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเพิ่งpə̂ngออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaจากjàakโชว์รูมchoo-ruumเลยləəi
This car was just washed; it's in flawless brand-new condition like it just came out of the showroom.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛบ้านbâanหลังlǎngนี้níiจะjàสร้างsâangมาmaaนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngก็gɔ̂ดูแลรักษาduu-lɛɛ-rák-sǎaได้dâaiเนี้ยบníiapนิ้งníngมากmâak
Even though this house was built a long time ago, the owner maintains it exceptionally neatly.
แม่บ้านmɛ̂ɛ-bâanทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatห้องพักhɔ̂ng-pákได้dâaiนิ้งníngมากmâakไม่มีmâi-miiฝุ่นfùnหรือrʉ̌ʉคราบสกปรกkrâap-sòk-gà-bpròkหลงเหลืออยู่lǒng-lʉ̌ʉa-yùuเลยləəi
The maid cleaned the room immaculately; there is no dust or dirt stain left at all.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
níng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |