ธรณี

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Thai[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicธรณี
dʰ r ɳ ī
Phonemic
ทอ-ระ-นี
d ɒ – r a – n ī
RomanizationPaiboontɔɔ-rá-nii
Royal Institutetho-ra-ni
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰɔː˧.ra˦˥.niː˧/(R)

Etymology 1[edit]

From Pali dharaṇī (“earth”) or Sanskrit धरणी (dharaṇī, “earth”); perhaps via Old Khmer dharaṇī (“earth”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ធរណី (thɔɔrĕəʼnəy).

Noun[edit]

ธรณี • (tɔɔ-rá-nii)

  1. (elegant) earth, ground, land, soil, territory; country; world.
  2. (นาง~, พระ~, พระแม่~, แม่~) earth goddess.
  3. (พระ~) personified earth.

Etymology 2[edit]

Perhaps from Malay derni (“sill; threshold”). Possibly cognate with Khmer ធរណី (thɔɔrĕəʼnəy). Compare Sanskrit धरणी (dharaṇī, “beam; line, row; rafter”).

Noun[edit]

ธรณี • (tɔɔ-rá-nii)

  1. (of a door or doorway) sill; threshold.
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