Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit नाडी (nāḍī, flute, pipe, tube, stalk; nerve, vein; etc); compare Sanskrit नाडिका (nāḍikā, measure of time). Cognate with Khmer នាទី (niətii, minute); Lao ນາທີ (nā thī, minute); ᦓᦱᦑᦲ (naatii); Burmese နာရီ (nari, clock; watch; hour).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicนาที
n ā d ī
Phonemic
นา-ที
n ā – d ī
RomanizationPaiboonnaa-tii
Royal Institutena-thi
(standard) IPA(key)/naː˧.tʰiː˧/(R)

Noun

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นาที (naa-tii) (classifier นาที)

  1. minute.

Derived terms

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See also

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