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˧/ | |
Etymology 1
From Pali dharaṇī (“earth”) or Sanskrit धरणी (dharaṇī, “earth”); perhaps via Old Khmer dharaṇī (“earth”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ធរណី (thɔnəy).
Noun
ธรณี • (tɔɔ-rá-nii)
- (elegant) earth, ground, land, soil, territory; country; world.
- (นาง~, พระ~, พระแม่~, แม่~) earth goddess.
- (พระ~) personified earth.
Etymology 2
Perhaps from Malay derni (“sill; threshold”). Possibly cognate with Khmer ធរណី (thɔnəy). Compare Sanskrit धरणी (dharaṇī, “beam; line, row; rafter”).
Noun
ธรณี • (tɔɔ-rá-nii)
- (of a door or doorway) sill; threshold.