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níiap

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

immaculately neat; meticulous; flawless

extremely neat, polished, or flawless in look or execution; showing meticulous attention to detail; stylishly sharp.

Examples

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2AdjectiveB2

strictly proper; by-the-book

very proper or exacting about rules, etiquette, or standards.

Examples

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Tones

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

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

níiap

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → 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——