ธรณี
Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ธรณี dʰ r ɳ ī | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ทอ-ระ-นี d ɒ – r a – n ī | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | tɔɔ-rá-nii |
| Royal Institute | tho-ra-ni | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰɔː˧.ra˦˥.niː˧/(R) | |
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Pali dharaṇī (“earth”) or Sanskrit धरणी (dharaṇī, “earth”); perhaps via Old Khmer dharaṇī (“earth”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ធរណី (thɔɔrĕəʼnəy).
Noun
ธรณี • (tɔɔ-rá-nii)
- (elegant) earth, ground, land, soil, territory; country; world
- (นาง~, พระ~, พระแม่~, แม่~) earth goddess
- (พระ~) personified earth
Derived terms
- ธรณีวิทยา (tɔɔ-rá-nii-wít-tá-yaa)
- ธรณีสงฆ์
- แม่ธรณี
Etymology 2
Perhaps from Malay derni (“sill; threshold”). Possibly cognate with Khmer ធរណី (thɔɔrĕəʼnəy). Compare Sanskrit धरणी (dharaṇī, “beam; line, row; rafter”).
Noun
ธรณี • (tɔɔ-rá-nii)
Derived terms
- ธรณีประตู (tɔɔ-rá-nii-bprà-dtuu)
Further reading
- “ธรณี” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.