เสนียด

Thai

Noun 1

Noun 2

Etymology

Perhaps from corruption of กระเหนียด, from Old Khmer krañes (“thin (of hair); unluck, unfortunate; ugly, uncharming; etc”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เสนียด e s n ī y ɗ
Phonemic		สะ-เหฺนียด s a – e h ̥ n ī y ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	sà-nìiat
	Royal Institute	sa-niat
(standard) IPA(key)		/sa˨˩.nia̯t̚˨˩/(R)

Adjective

เสนียด • (sà-nìiat)

1. (derogatory, offensive) unfortunate; inauspicious; unfavorable; ill-boding; marked by or inviting misfortune; bringing about bad luck.

Synonyms

• See อัปมงคล (àp-bpà-mong-kon).

Noun

เสนียด • (sà-nìiat)

1. (หวี~) a type of comb with dense teeth on both sides.
2. (botany) Malabar nut: the plant Justicia adhatoda of the family Acanthaceae.