นิสัย

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Thai[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pali nissaya (that on which anything depends; support, help, protection; endowment, resource, requisite, supply; foundation); compare Sanskrit निश्रय (niśraya, refuge; resource). Cognate with Lao ນິໄສ (ni sai), ນິດໄສ (nit sai), ນິດໃສ (nit sai), Khmer និស្ស័យ (nihsay).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicนิสัย
n i s ạ y
Phonemic
นิ-ไส
n i – ai s
RomanizationPaiboonní-sǎi
Royal Instituteni-sai
(standard) IPA(key)/ni˦˥.saj˩˩˦/(R)

Noun[edit]

นิสัย (ní-sǎi)

  1. habit; trait.

Derived terms[edit]