นิ้ว
níuMeanings
1NounA1
finger; toe
a finger or a toe.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเจ็บนิ้วjèp-níuเจ็บนิ้วjèp-níu[to] have a sore finger or toeมือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)ข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3side; party (in a dispute or game)4side; lateral (modifier)ขวาkwǎaขวาkwǎa1right (direction/side)2the right; right side3right; to the right
He hurt a finger on his right hand.
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I have a bruised toe from my new shoes.
Yesterday I cut the nail on my thumb and accidentally made it bleed.
Tomorrow the doctor will check my sprained toe.
2NounA2
inch (unit)
an inch, a unit of length equal to 2.54 centimeters.
Examples
โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สูงsǔungสูงsǔung1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)สามsǎamสามsǎamthree (3)นิ้วníuนิ้วníu1finger; toe2inch (unit)3classifier: fingers; toes; inchesจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmพื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)
This table is three inches above the floor.
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กรอบรูปgrɔ̀ɔp-rûupยาวyaaoสิบสองsìp-sɔ̌ɔngนิ้วníuแขวนkwɛ̌ɛnไว้wáiตรงdtrongผนังpà-nǎngห้องนั่งเล่นhɔ̂ng-nâng-lên
The picture frame is twelve inches long, hung on the living room wall.
ฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngตัดกระดาษdtàt-grà-dàatกว้างgwâangสองsɔ̌ɔngนิ้วníuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำtamป้ายชื่อbpâai-chʉ̂ʉ
I need to cut the paper two inches wide to make a name tag.
ช่างchângบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaท่อtɔ̂ɔควรkuuanกว้างgwâangประมาณbprà-maanหนึ่งnʉ̀ngนิ้วníuครึ่งkrʉ̂ngเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiแรงดันrɛɛng-danน้ำnáamพอดีpɔɔ-dii
The technician said the pipe should be about one and a half inches wide to keep the water pressure right.
3ClassifierA2
classifier: fingers; toes; inches
classifier used for counting fingers and toes, and for inches (unit of length).
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoถุงมือtǔng-mʉʉถุงมือtǔng-mʉʉglove; mitten; protective hand coveringห้าhâaห้าhâafive (number)นิ้วníuนิ้วníu1finger; toe2inch (unit)3classifier: fingers; toes; inches
I have five-fingered gloves.
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He measured the plank to be twelve inches long.
ช่างchângบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaให้hâiตัดdtàtท่อtɔ̂ɔออกɔ̀ɔkหนึ่งnʉ̀ngนิ้วníuแล้วlɛ́ɛoลองlɔɔngประกอบbprà-gɔ̀ɔpใหม่mài
The technician said to cut the pipe off by one inch and try assembling again.
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
níu
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 | — | — |