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นิทรา nitH thraaM (2.) |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | นิด-ทฺรา |
IPA | nít tʰraː |
Royal Thai General System | nitthra |
pronunciation note | 2. Often, the combination ทร is pronounced 'S', but in this word it is pronounced as an initial double consonant phone 'TR'. This is usually only the case for loanwords from other languages such as English. | ||
[verb, poetic] | |||
definition | to sleep; slumber; drowse | ||
synonyms | นอน | naawnM | to sleep; lie down |
บรรทม | banM thohmM | to sleep; slumber; drowse | |
หลับ | lapL | to shut; sleep; to be asleep; go to bed | |
sample sentences | นิทราเป็นการพักผ่อนที่ดีที่สุด nitH thraaM bpenM gaanM phakH phaawnL theeF deeM theeF sootL "Sleep is the best [form of] relaxation." | ||