ตำหนิ

Thai

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ตำหนิ t å h n i
Phonemic		ตำ-หฺนิ t å – h ̥ n i
Romanization	Paiboon	dtam-nì
	Royal Institute	tam-ni
(standard) IPA(key)		/tam˧.niʔ˨˩/(R)

Noun

ตำหนิ • (dtam-nì)

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

Verb

ตำหนิ • (dtam-nì) (abstract noun การตำหนิ)

1. to criticize.