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นินทา

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit निन्दा (nindā, blame; censure; reproach; reviling; defamation; controversy; injury; outrage) or Pali nindā (blame; reproach; fault-finding; fault; disgrace). Cognate with Lao ນິນທາ (nin thā).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicนินทา
n i n d ā
Phonemic
นิน-ทา
n i n – d ā
RomanizationPaiboonnin-taa
Royal Institutenin-tha
(standard) IPA(key)/nin˧.tʰaː˧/(R)

Verb

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นินทา (nin-taa) (abstract noun การนินทา)

  1. to blame, criticise or discuss someone behind their back; to gossip.

Noun

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นินทา (nin-taa)

  1. gossip, chitchat; backbiting, slander.