ธรณี
Thai
editPronunciation
editOrthographic | ธรณี dʰ r ɳ ī | |
Phonemic | ทอ-ระ-นี d ɒ – r a – n ī | |
Romanization | Paiboon | tɔɔ-rá-nii |
Royal Institute | tho-ra-ni | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /tʰɔː˧.ra˦˥.niː˧/(R) |
Etymology 1
editFrom Pali dharaṇī (“earth”) or Sanskrit धरणी (dharaṇī, “earth”); perhaps via Old Khmer dharaṇī (“earth”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ធរណី (thɔɔrĕəʼnəy).
Noun
editธรณี • (tɔɔ-rá-nii)
- (elegant) earth, ground, land, soil, territory; country; world.
- (นาง~, พระ~, พระแม่~, แม่~) earth goddess.
- (พระ~) personified earth.
Etymology 2
editPerhaps from Malay derni (“sill; threshold”). Possibly cognate with Khmer ធរណី (thɔɔrĕəʼnəy). Compare Sanskrit धरणी (dharaṇī, “beam; line, row; rafter”).
Noun
editธรณี • (tɔɔ-rá-nii)