พินัย

pí-nai

Meaning

1NounC1

fine; monetary penalty (legal)

Money payable to the state as a fine or monetary penalty.

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)4[to] pass a ballค่าปรับkâa-bpràpค่าปรับkâa-bpràp1fine (legal/administrative penalty)2penalty fee; liquidated damagesเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พินัยpí-naiพินัยpí-naifine; monetary penalty (legal)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)รัฐrátรัฐrát1state; government2the public sectorตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)จำนวนjam-nuuanจำนวนjam-nuuan1number; amount; quantity2number (mathematics)3a number of; severalที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerระบุrá-bùระบุrá-bù1[to] specify; state explicitly2[to] identify; pinpointในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หนังสือแจ้งnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-jɛ̂ɛngหนังสือแจ้งnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-jɛ̂ɛngnotice; notification letter
He must pay the state the monetary penalty specified in the notice.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is พินัย said พิ-ไน?

pí-nai

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

pí

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——