pythainlp.morpheme

The pythainlp.morpheme module is collect functions for morpheme analysis, word formation and more for Thai language.

pythainlp.morpheme.nighit(w1: str, w2: str) → str

Create a new word using Nighit (นิคหิต or ํ).

Nighit is the niggahita in Thai, used to form new words from Pali roots. This function applies a simple rule to combine two Thai words derived from Pali.

Reference: https://www.trueplookpanya.com/learning/detail/1180

Parameters:

• w1 (str) – a Thai word ending with a nighit (ํ)

• w2 (str) – a Thai word

Returns:

combined Thai word

Return type:

str

Example:

>>> from pythainlp.morpheme import nighit
>>> nighit("สํ", "คีต")
'สังคีต'
>>> nighit("สํ", "จร")
'สัญจร'
>>> nighit("สํ", "ฐาน")
'สัณฐาน'
>>> nighit("สํ", "นิษฐาน")
'สันนิษฐาน'
>>> nighit("สํ", "ปทา")
'สัมปทา'
>>> nighit("สํ", "โยค")
'สังโยค'

pythainlp.morpheme.is_native_thai(word: str) → bool

Check if a word is an “native Thai word” (Thai: “คำไทยแท้”) This function is based on a simple heuristic algorithm and cannot be entirely reliable.

Parameters:

word (str) – word

Returns:

True or False

Return type:

bool

Example:

>>> from pythainlp.morpheme import is_native_thai
>>> is_native_thai("Avocado")
False
>>> is_native_thai("มะม่วง")
True
>>> is_native_thai("ตะวัน")
True
>>> is_native_thai("สามารถ")
False
>>> is_native_thai("อิสริยาภรณ์")
False

The is_native_thai function is a language detection tool that identifies whether text is predominantly in the Thai language or not. It aids in language identification and text categorization tasks.