Thai

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer tamni, Cognate with Lao ຕຳໜິ (tam ni).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicตำหนิ
t å h n i
Phonemic
ตำ-หฺนิ
t å – h ̥ n i
RomanizationPaiboondtam-nì
Royal Institutetam-ni
(standard) IPA(key)/tam˧.niʔ˨˩/(R)

Noun

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ตำหนิ (dtam-nì)

  1. scar; identifiable mark.
  2. flaw; blemish; taint.

Verb

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ตำหนิ (dtam-nì) (abstract noun การตำหนิ)

  1. to criticize.