ปัญญาชน
bpan-yaa chon
Meanings
1NounB2
an intellectual
A person who thinks, writes, or speaks about ideas, culture, or politics; a highly educated thinker.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ยกย่องให้เป็นyók yông hâi bpenยกย่องให้เป็นyók yông hâi bpen[to] praise [sb] as [sth]; [to] honor [sb] as [sth]ปัญญาชนbpan-yaa chonปัญญาชนbpan-yaa chon1an intellectual2the intelligentsiaคนสำคัญkon săm-kanคนสำคัญkon săm-kanimportant person; VIPของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsยุคyúkยุคyúk1era; age; period2generation; one’s timeนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีผลmee pŏnมีผลmee pŏn1[to] have an effect (on); affect2be in effect; be valid3take effect; come into force4[plants] bear fruitงานเขียนngaan kĭianงานเขียนngaan kĭian1a written work; piece of writing2an author's writings; body of workเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutสังคมsăng-komสังคมsăng-kom1society; community2social; societal3social circle; social worldมากมายmâak maaiมากมายmâak maai1many; numerous; abundant2a great deal; very much
He is hailed as an important intellectual of this era because he has many written works about society.
2NounC1
the intelligentsia
The social group of educated thinkers and writers who influence culture or politics.
Examples
กลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1[to] group; cluster2group (classification label)3group; clusterปัญญาชนbpan-yaa chonปัญญาชนbpan-yaa chon1an intellectual2the intelligentsiaได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2[to] come out; appear; be issued3[to] produce; emit; put out4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] issue; publish6out; outward7resulting; turn out8[to] quit; resignแถลงการณ์tà-lăeng gaanแถลงการณ์tà-lăeng gaan1official statement; communiqué2press releaseเรียกร้องrîak róngเรียกร้องrîak róng1[to] demand; call for; press for2[to] appeal for; urge (publicly)3[to] claim (rights/compensation)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2the government; public sectorทบทวนtóp-tuuanทบทวนtóp-tuuan1[to] review; revise (study)2[to] reconsider; re-examineนโยบายná-yoh-baaiนโยบายná-yoh-baaipolicy; plan of actionดังกล่าวdang glàaoดังกล่าวdang glàaoaforementioned; previously mentioned
The group of intellectuals issued a statement calling for the government to reconsider the said policy.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
นักคิดnák kítนักคิดnák kítthinker; intellectual
thinker; intellectual
ผู้รอบรู้pôo rôp róoผู้รอบรู้pôo rôp róoknowledgeable person; well-informed person
knowledgeable person; well-informed person
นักปราชญ์nák bpràatนักปราชญ์nák bpràatsage; learned scholar; philosopher
sage; learned scholar; philosopher
ผู้ทรงความรู้pôo song kwaam róoผู้ทรงความรู้pôo song kwaam róoexpert; scholar
expert; scholar
นักวิชาการnák wí-chaa gaanนักวิชาการnák wí-chaa gaan1an academic; scholar2subject‑matter expert; policy/field specialist
- an academic; scholar
- subject‑matter expert; policy/field specialist
Word Breakdown
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ปัญญาชนbpan-yaa chonปัญญาชนbpan-yaa chonan intellectual