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Alternative forms

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicนิมิต
n i m i t
Phonemic
นิ-มิด
n i – m i ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonní-mít
Royal Instituteni-mit
(standard) IPA(key)/ni˦˥.mit̚˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

From Pali nimmita (to create; to build; etc); ultimately from Sanskrit निर्मित (nirmita, created; built; etc), from which Thai นิรมิต (ní-rá-mít) is derived. Cognate with Khmer និម្មិត (nɨmmɨt).

Verb edit

นิมิต (ní-mít) (abstract noun การนิมิต)

  1. to do, make, create, cause, produce, or bring about with or as if with magic or supernatural power.
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Etymology 2 edit

From Pali nimitta (sign, mark; omen, portent; reason, cause; etc); ultimately from Sanskrit निमित्त (nimitta, idem). Cognate with Khmer និមិត្ត (nimɨt).

Noun edit

นิมิต (ní-mít)

  1. (elegant) sign, mark; cause, source, origin, reason.
  2. (elegant) sex organ.
  3. (elegant) omen; portent; presage.
  4. vision: experience of seeing someone or something in a dream or trance or as a supernatural apparition.

Verb edit

นิมิต (ní-mít) (abstract noun การนิมิต)

  1. to see through or in a vision.
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