เนติ
nee-dtìMeaning
1NounC1
law; custom
law, rule, custom, or tradition (often used in formal or legal contexts)
Examples
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)เนติnee-dtìเนติnee-dtìlaw; customเพื่อที่จะpʉ̂ʉa-tîi-jàเพื่อที่จะpʉ̂ʉa-tîi-jàin order to; so as to (purpose before a verb)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyสอบsɔ̀ɔpสอบsɔ̀ɔp1[to] take an exam; sit a test2exam; test (colloq.)3[to] test; examine (ability)4tapered; narrowing toward one endเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ผู้พิพากษาpûu-pí-pâak-sǎaผู้พิพากษาpûu-pí-pâak-sǎajudge (court)
My older brother is studying for the bar in order to take the exam to become a judge.
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นักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaคณะนิติศาสตร์ká-ná-ní-dtì-sàatต้องdtɔ̂ngท่องจำtɔ̂ɔng-jamข้อกฎหมายkɔ̂ɔ-gòt-mǎaiและlɛ́ทำความเข้าใจtam-kwaam-kâo-jaiหลักlàkเนติnee-dtìธรรมtamอย่างลึกซึ้งyàang-lʉ́k-sʉ́ng
Law students must memorize legal provisions and deeply understand the rule of law.
การใช้gaan-cháiอำนาจรัฐam-nâat-rátอย่างเป็นธรรมyàang-bpen-tamต้องdtɔ̂ngอยู่ภายใต้yùu-paai-dtâaiหลักlàkเนติnee-dtìรัฐrátและlɛ́เนติnee-dtìธรรมtamเสมอsà-mə̌ə
The fair exercise of state power must always be governed by the principles of the legal state and the rule of law.
ทนายtá-naaiความอาวุโสkwaam-aa-wú-sǒoท่านtânนี้níiได้รับdâi-rápการยกย่องgaan-yók-yɔ̂ɔngว่าwâaมีความรู้mii-kwaam-rúuแตกฉานdtɛ̀ɛk-chǎanทั้งtángในด้านnai-dâanเนติnee-dtìศาสตร์sàatและlɛ́เนติnee-dtìประเพณีbprà-pee-nii
This senior lawyer is highly praised for having profound knowledge in both jurisprudence and legal traditions.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
nee
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 | — | — |