ภคินี
pá-kí-niiMeanings
1NounB2
sister (formal)
a sister; a female sibling (used in formal or literary contexts).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâi[to] advise/recommend [sb] to do [sth]; suggest (that...)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้จักrúu-jàkรู้จักrúu-jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ภคินีpá-kí-niiภคินีpá-kí-nii1sister (formal)2Catholic sister; nun (Christian)ของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationมีอายุmii-aa-yúมีอายุmii-aa-yú1elderly; aged (of a person)2[to] be [number] years old; have an age of3[to] be old (of things)มากกว่าmâak-gwàaมากกว่าmâak-gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater thanเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillห้าhâaห้าhâa1five (number)2Java plum tree (Northern Thai)ปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: years
He introduced me to his sister, who is five years older than him.
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ในnaiจดหมายjòt-mǎaiฉบับchà-bàpนั้นnánเขาkǎoเขียนkǐianบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngความรักkwaam-rákที่tîiมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔภคินีpá-kí-niiผู้ล่วงลับpûu-lûuang-lápไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo
In that letter, he wrote describing the love he had for his deceased sister.
เอกสารèek-gà-sǎanเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛระบุว่าrá-bù-wâaตระกูลdtrà-guunนี้níiมีmiiทายาทtaa-yâatเป็นbpenบุตรชายbùt-chaaiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngคนkonและlɛ́ภคินีpá-kí-niiอีกìikสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkon
The old document states that the family had one son and two daughters (sisters) as heirs.
สมเด็จพระเจ้าsŏm-dèt prá jâoพี่pêeนางnaangเธอterเจ้าฟ้ากัลยาณิวัฒนาฯjâo fáa gan-la-yaa-ní-wát-tá-naaทรงเป็นsong bpenพระเชษฐภคินีprá chêt-tă-pá-kí-neeในnaiพระมหากษัตริย์ไทยprá-má-hăa gà-sàt taiสองsŏngพระองค์prá ong
Princess Galyani Vadhana was the elder sister of two Thai kings.
2NounB2
Catholic sister; nun (Christian)
a Catholic sister; a woman in a Christian religious order (formal usage in Thai).
Examples
ภคินีpá-kí-neeภคินีpá-kí-nee1sister (formal)2Catholic sister; nun (Christian)มารีmaa-reeมารีmaa-reeMarie (female given name)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ครูสอนkruu sŏnวิชาwi-chaaวิชาwi-chaa1subject; course; field of study2classifier: courses/subjects3knowledge; skill; discipline4esoteric or magical artsดนตรีdon-dtreeดนตรีdon-dtree1music (art form)2music (as a subject/field)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)ของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours
Sister Marie is the music teacher at our school.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkที่têeโรงเรียนคาทอลิกrohng-riian kaa-tor-líkแห่งhàengนั้นnánให้ความเคารพhâi kwaam kao-rópภคินีpá-kí-neeทุกท่านtúk tânเป็นอย่างมากbpen yàang mâak
The children at that Catholic school deeply respect all the sisters.
ภคินีpá-kí-neeคณะká-náอุùร์rสุsùลินlinมีmeeบทบาทสำคัญbòt bàat săm-kanในnaiการวางรากฐานgaan waang râak tăanการศึกษาgaan sùk-săaสำหรับsăm-ràpสตรีsà-dtreeในnaiประเทศไทยbprà-têet tai
The Ursuline sisters played an important role in laying the foundation for women's education in Thailand.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakอุทิศตนù-tít-dtonทำงานtam-ngaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสังคมsǎng-komมาmaaหลายlǎaiปีbpiiในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเข้าสู่kâo-sùuชีวิตchii-wítนักบวชnák-bùuatเป็นbpenภคินีpá-kí-niiอย่างเต็มตัวyàang-dtem-dtuua
After dedicating herself to social work for many years, she finally decided to fully enter religious life as a Catholic sister.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภคินี said พะ-คิ-นี?
pá-kí-nii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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
pá
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 | — | — |