นีร
neenMeaning
1NounC2
water
water (used primarily in literary, poetic, or highly formal contexts)
Examples
ดอกบัวdòk buuaดอกบัวdòk buualotus flower; water-lily flowerงามngaamงามngaam1beautiful; lovely2graceful; elegant; proper3[adv] beautifully; nicelyชูchooชูchoo1[to] raise; lift; hold up2[to] flaunt; show off3[to] promote; highlight; tout4[to] support; back; endorseช่อchôrช่อchôr1bouquet; bunch; cluster2spray (of flowers); inflorescenceพ้นpónพ้นpón1[to] get past; be beyond2[to] be free from; escape; exempt from3beyond; past (as preposition/formal particle)ผิวpĭuผิวpĭu1skin2surface3complexion; skin toneนีรneenนีรneenwaterขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)แสงตะวันsaeng dtà-wanแสงตะวันsaeng dtà-wansunlight; sunshineในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ยามเช้าตรู่yaam cháao dtròoยามเช้าตรู่yaam cháao dtròoearly morning; dawn
The beautiful lotus flower rises above the water's surface to catch the early morning sunlight.
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กวีพรรณนาgà-wee pan-ná-naaถึงtĕungหยาดyàatนีรneenที่têeเกาะgòrอยู่yòoบนbonยอดหญ้าyôt yâaว่าwâaเปรียบเสมือนbprìiap sà-mĕuuanน้ำตาnám dtaaแห่งhàengความอาลัยkwaam aa-laiของkŏngธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
The poet described the drops of water clinging to the grass tips as the tears of nature's sorrow.
ฝูงfǔngมัจฉาmát-chăaแหวกว่ายwàek wâaiเริงร่าrerng râaอยู่ในyòo naiสายsăaiนีรneenที่têeใสสะอาดsăi sà-àatดุจdùtแผ่นpàenแก้วเจียระไนgâaeo jia-rá-nai
A school of fish swims joyfully in the streams of water, as clear and clean as cut glass.
วรรณคดีโบราณwan-ná-ká-dee boh-raanมักmákกล่าวขานglàao kăanถึงtĕungกระแสgrà-săeนีรneenศักดิ์สิทธิ์sàk-sìtที่têeไหลlăiหล่อเลี้ยงlòr líangสรรพชีวิตsàp-pá-chee-wítในnaiป่าหิมพานต์bpàa hĭm-má-paan
Ancient literature often speaks of the sacred water currents that nourish all life in the Himmapan forest.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นีร said นี-ระ?
neen
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |