วณิช
wá-nítMeaning
1NounC1
merchant; trader
a merchant, trader, or person engaged in commerce (typically used in formal or literary contexts)
Examples
ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnin the past; formerlyวณิชwá-nítวณิชwá-nítmerchant; traderจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmต่างแดนdtàang-dɛɛnต่างแดนdtàang-dɛɛn1abroad; overseas2a foreign land; foreign countries3foreign; from overseas (attrib.)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerค้าขายkáa-kǎaiค้าขายkáa-kǎai1[to] trade; do business; buy and sell2trading; commerce (activity)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอยุธยาà-yút-tá-yaaอยุธยาà-yút-tá-yaa1Ayutthaya (province/city)2Ayutthaya (province)3Ayutthaya (city)4Ayutthaya Kingdom (historical period)
In the old days, merchants from foreign lands would travel to trade in Ayutthaya.
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นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเล่าถึงlâo-tʉ̌ngชีวิตchii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngวณิชwá-nítหนุ่มnùmที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngฟันฝ่าfan-fàaอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangฐานะtǎa-ná
This novel tells the story of the life of a young merchant who must overcome obstacles to build his fortune.
มหาmá-hǎaวณิชwá-nítผู้มั่งคั่งpûu-mâng-kângได้dâaiบริจาคbɔɔ-rí-jàakทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐnจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบำรุงbam-rungพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaและlɛ́สร้างsâangโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baan
The wealthy grand merchant donated a large amount of wealth to support Buddhism and build a hospital.
การเป็นgaan-bpenวณิชwá-nítที่ดีtîi-diiนั้นnánไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngมีไหวพริบmii-wǎi-prípในnaiการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiความซื่อสัตย์kwaam-sʉ̂ʉ-sàtต่อdtɔ̀ɔลูกค้าlûuk-káaด้วยdûuai
Being a good merchant requires not only astuteness in negotiation but also honesty towards customers.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วณิช said วะ-นิด?
wá-nít
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 | — | — |