นิ้วชี้

Thai

Etymology

นิ้ว (níu, finger) +‎ ชี้ (chíi, to point).

Cognate with Lao ນິ້ວຊີ້ (niu sī).

Pronunciation

Orthographicนิ้วชี้
n i ˆ w d͡ʑ ī ˆ
Phonemic
นิ้ว-ชี้
n i ˆ w – d͡ʑ ī ˆ
RomanizationPaiboonníu-chíi
Royal Institutenio-chi
(standard) IPA(key)/niw˦˥.t͡ɕʰiː˦˥/(R)

Noun

นิ้วชี้ • (níu-chíi) (classifier นิ้ว)

  1. index finger; forefinger

See also

terms for fingers: นิ้ว (níu)edit

Further reading

  • นิ้วชี้” 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.