นิสิต

Thai

Alternative forms

• นิสสิต, นิษิต — obsolete

Etymology

From Pali nissita (“depending on; hanging on; living by means of; supported by”) or perhaps shortened from Pali nissitaka (“adherent; dependent”). Cognate with Khmer និស្សិត (nɨhsət, “higher education student”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		นิสิต n i s i t
Phonemic		นิ-สิด n i – s i ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	ní-sìt
	Royal Institute	ni-sit
(standard) IPA(key)		/ni˦˥.sit̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

นิสิต • (ní-sìt) (classifier คน)

1. student.

Usage notes

• In modern usage, the present term specifically refers to students at some universities, such as Chulalongkorn University, Kasetsart University, etc. Students at the other tertiary education institutions are called นักศึกษา (nák-sʉ̀k-sǎa).
• Early childhood, primary, or secondary education students are called นักเรียน (nák-riian).