ญวน
yuuanMeaning
1NounB2
Vietnamese person; Vietnamese people (traditional term)
A traditional Thai term for Vietnamese people, still found in established expressions; it can sound dated or derogatory in some contexts.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หนังสือประวัติศาสตร์năng-sĕu bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatหนังสือประวัติศาสตร์năng-sĕu bprà-wàt-dtì-sàathistory book; work of historyเก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedๆ-คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ญวนyuanญวนyuanVietnamese person; Vietnamese people (traditional term)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demandคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleเวียดนามwîiat naamเวียดนามwîiat naam1Vietnam (country)2Vietnamese [attrib.]
In old history books, the word 'Yuan' was used to refer to Vietnamese people.
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ยายyaaiเล่าlâoว่าwâaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnคนไทยkon-taiเรียกrîiakเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanทางtaangตะวันออกdtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔkว่าwâaญวนyuuan
Grandma said that in the past Thais called their eastern neighbors 'Yuan.'
เอกสารราชการèek-gà-sǎan-râat-chá-gaanสมัยsà-mǎiรัตนโกสินทร์ตอนต้นrát-dtà-ná-goo-sǐn-dtɔɔn-dtônยังyangใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaญวนyuuanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngรัฐrátและlɛ́ผู้คนpûu-konในnaiแถบtɛ̀ɛpเวียดนามwîiat-naam
Early Rattanakosin official documents still used the term 'Yuan' to refer to the state and people in the Vietnam region.
แม้máeคำว่าkam wâaญวนyuanจะjàพบpópในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-deeและláeบันทึกban-têukโบราณboh-raanแต่dtàeปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banนิยมní-yomใช้cháiคำว่าkam wâaเวียดนามwîiat naamหรือrĕuเeวีweeยดนาnaaมีmeeแทนtaen
Although the term 'Yuan' appears in classical literature and old records, today people prefer 'Vietnam' or 'Vietnamese' instead.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ญวน said ยวน?
yuuan
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
yuuan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |