นี้

See also: นี่, น, นิ้, น., and ນ

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *najꟲ (“this”).^[1] Southwestern Tai such as Thai นี้ [niːꟲ²] and some Central Tai dialects show reflexes *iː.^[2] This is probably because this etymon is a grammatical word.^[2]

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Lao ນີ້ (nī), Northern Thai ᨶᩦ᩶, Khün ᨶᩦ᩶, Lü ᦓᦲᦰ (ni) or ᦓᦲᧉ (nii²), Tai Dam ꪙꪲ꫁, Shan ၼႆႉ (nâ̰i).

In Northern Tai, cognate with Zhuang neix.

In other Tai, cognate with Zuojiang Zhuang naej (Longzhou dialect)^[3] or naeq / naex (Daxin dialect)^[3] or neij (Ningming dialect).^[3]

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		นี้ n ī ˆ
Romanization	Paiboon	níi
Romanization	Royal Institute	ni
(standard) IPA^(key)		/niː˦˥/^(R)

Determiner

นี้ • (níi)

this; these.

References

^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎^[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 360
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎^[2], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 377
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Zhang, Junru (张均如); et al. (1999) 壮语方言研究 [A Study of Zhuang Dialects] (in Chinese), Chengdu: Sichuan Ethnic Publishing House (四川民族出版社), page 802

[1] Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎^[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 360

[a-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎^[2], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 377

[b-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Zhang, Junru (张均如); et al. (1999) 壮语方言研究 [A Study of Zhuang Dialects] (in Chinese), Chengdu: Sichuan Ethnic Publishing House (四川民族出版社), page 802

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