Thai

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Etymology

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From Pali siniddha (gluey, sticky; smooth, sleek; lovely, pretty; etc), ultimately from Sanskrit स्निग्ध (snigdha, idem), according to the Royal Institute Dictionary 2011; but more likely to be from Old Khmer ត្និត៑ (tnit, close; intimate) or from Sanskrit सनीड (sanīḍa, close; closely united or related; etc).

Compare Modern Khmer ស្និទ្ធ (snət, close, intimate; beloved, dear).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicสนิท
s n i d
Phonemic
สะ-หฺนิด
s a – h ̥ n i ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonsà-nìt
Royal Institutesa-nit
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.nit̚˨˩/(R)

Adjective

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สนิท (sà-nìt) (abstract noun ความสนิท)

  1. (of personal relations) close; intimate.
    เพื่อนสนิท
    pʉ̂ʉan sà-nìt
    close friend
    ญาติสนิท
    yâat sà-nìt
    close relative

Adverb

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สนิท (sà-nìt) (abstract noun ความสนิท)

  1. closely; tightly; firmly; securely.
    ประตูปิดไม่สนิท
    bprà-dtuu bpìt mâi sà-nìt
    (literally) The door is not closed tight.
  2. well: often used to describe the condition of being or becoming one.
    สองสีเข้ากันสนิท
    sɔ̌ɔng sǐi kâo gan sà-nìt
    The two colours match each other well.
  3. completely, totally; only, solely.
    ตายสนิท
    dtaai sà-nìt
    completely dead
    บอดสนิท
    bɔ̀ɔt sà-nìt
    fully blind
    จืดสนิท
    jʉ̀ʉt sà-nìt
    purely insipid
    ลืมสนิท
    lʉʉm sà-nìt
    to completely forget

Derived terms

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