ภาคินี

paa-kí-nii

Meaning

1NounC2

female sharer; female partner

a woman who has a share in something or takes part as a partner

Examples

เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเข้าร่วมkâo-rûuamเข้าร่วมkâo-rûuam[to] join; participate; take part; attendเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ภาคินีpaa-kí-niiภาคินีpaa-kí-niifemale sharer; female partnerของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffสมาคมsà-maa-komสมาคมsà-maa-kom1association; society2[to] associate; socializeสตรีsà-dtriiสตรีsà-dtriiwoman (formal); women (formal)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofการกุศลgaan-gù-sǒnการกุศลgaan-gù-sǒncharity; charitable workแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níi1here; this place (formal)2this (postposed, formal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
She has been a female member of this women's charity association for many years.
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Tones

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Why is ภาคินี said พา-คิ-นี?

paa-kí-nii

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

paa

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