ญวน

yuan

Meanings

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)ญวนyuanญวนyuan1Vietnamese person; Vietnamese people (traditional term)2Vietnamese (traditional)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; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเวียดนามwîiat naamเวียดนามwîiat naam1Vietnam (country)2Vietnamese [attrib.]
In old history books, the word 'Yuan' was used to refer to Vietnamese people.
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ยายyaaiเล่าlâoว่าwâaเมื่อmêuuaสมัยก่อนsà-măi gònคนไทยkon taiเรียกrîakเพื่อนบ้านpêuuan bâanทางtaangตะวันออกdtà-wan-òkว่าwâaญวนyuan
Grandma said that in the past Thais called their eastern neighbors 'Yuan.'
เอกสารราชการèk-gà-săan râat-chá-gaanสมัยsà-măiรัตนโกสินทร์ตอนต้นrát-dtà-ná-goh-sĭn dton dtônยังyangใช้cháiคำว่าkam wâaญวนyuanเพื่อpêuuaกล่าวถึงglàao tĕungรัฐrátและláeผู้คนpôo konในnaiแถบtàepเวียดนามwîiat 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.
2AdjectiveB2

Vietnamese (traditional)

From or connected with Vietnam or Vietnamese people. This older term is still used in food names but can sound disrespectful in some situations.