วณิก
wá-níkMeaning
1NounC1
merchant; trader
a merchant, trader, or businessman (typically used in formal, literary, or historical contexts)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ตัวเอกdtuua-èekตัวเอกdtuua-èek1main character; protagonist; leading role2central figure; key person3key element; star ingredient (figurative)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)วณิกwá-níkวณิกwá-níkmerchant; traderที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyค้าขายkáa-kǎaiค้าขายkáa-kǎai1[to] trade; do business; buy and sell2trading; commerce (activity)ต่างเมืองdtàang-mʉʉangต่างเมืองdtàang-mʉʉang1from another town or country; nonlocal2out of town; in/to another town or country
In this folktale, the main character is a merchant who travels to trade in other cities.
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กลุ่มglùmวณิกwá-níkในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanมักจะmák-jàเดินทางdəən-taangเป็นbpenขบวนคาราวานkà-buuan-kaa-raa-waanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
Groups of merchants in ancient times often traveled in caravans for safety.
บันทึกban-tʉ́kทางประวัติศาสตร์taang-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatระบุว่าrá-bù-wâaมีmiiวณิกwá-níkชาวต่างชาติchaao-dtàang-châatเข้ามาkâo-maaติดต่อdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔค้าขายkáa-kǎaiในnaiอาณาจักรอยุธยาaa-naa-jàk-à-yút-tá-yaaเป็นจำนวนมากbpen-jam-nuuan-mâak
Historical records indicate that a large number of foreign merchants came to trade in the Ayutthaya Kingdom.
วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-deeหลายlăaiเรื่องrêuuangมักกล่าวmák glàaoถึงtĕungความมั่งคั่งkwaam mâng kângของkŏngคkฤréuหบดีdeeและláeวณิกwá-níkผู้มีอิทธิพลpôo mee ìt-tí-ponในnaiระบบเศรษฐกิจrá-bòp sèt-tà-gìtยุคyúkนั้นnán
Many literary works often mention the wealth of the patriarchs and influential merchants in the economy of that era.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วณิก said วะ-นิก?
wá-ník
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
wá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |