วจน์
wótMeaning
1NounC1
word; speech
a word, speech, saying, or utterance (typically used in formal, literary, or religious contexts)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiia poem; a piece of verseนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoวจน์wótวจน์wótword; speechที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไพเราะpai-rɔ́ไพเราะpai-rɔ́melodious; pleasant-soundingและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)กินใจgin-jaiกินใจgin-jai1touching; moving2[to] move; touch the heartผู้อ่านpûu-àanผู้อ่านpûu-àan1reader; person who reads2reader/reciter (reads aloud)
In this poem, there are beautiful words that touch the readers' hearts.
3 more examplesShow less
เขาkǎoถ่ายทอดtàai-tɔ̂ɔtความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kผ่านpàanวจน์wótอันanสละสลวยsà-là-sà-lǔuaiในnaiจดหมายjòt-mǎai
He conveyed his feelings through elegant words in the letter.
แม้mɛ́ɛกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaจะjàผ่านไปpàan-bpaiเนิ่นนานnə̂ən-naanแต่dtɛ̀ɛวจน์wótของkɔ̌ɔngนักปราชญ์nák-bpràatโบราณboo-raanยังคงyang-kongเป็นbpenสัจธรรมsàt-jà-tamที่tîiใช้cháiเตือนสติdtʉʉan-sà-dtìมนุษย์má-nútได้dâaiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even though a long time has passed, the words of ancient philosophers remain a profound truth that can always serve as a reminder to humanity.
วจน์wótอันanลึกซึ้งlʉ́k-sʉ́ngของkɔ̌ɔngท่านtânคุรุkú-rúได้dâaiปลุกbplùkให้hâiบรรดาban-daaศิษยานุศิษย์sìt-yaa-nú-sìtตื่นรู้dtʉ̀ʉn-rúuจากjàakอวิชชาà-wít-chaaและlɛ́มองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnความจริงkwaam-jingของkɔ̌ɔngโลกlôok
The guru's profound words awoke his disciples from ignorance and allowed them to see the truth of the world.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วจน์ said วด?
wót
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, จ is said like ด (t).Silent letterน์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -จ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
wót
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
น์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |