วรรณนา(wan-ná-naa)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] describe; depict; narrate (formal/literary)
to describe or depict [sth], often in detail, in a formal or literary style.
Examples
นักเขียนnák kĭianนักเขียนnák kĭianwriter; authorกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofวรรณนาwan-ná-naaวรรณนาwan-ná-naa1[to] describe; depict; narrate (formal/literary)2description; depiction; narration (formal/literary)ความงามkwaam ngaamความงามkwaam ngaam1beauty; attractiveness2aesthetic beauty; elegance3beauty care/industryของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระอาทิตย์ตกดินprá-aa-tít dtòk dinพระอาทิตย์ตกดินprá-aa-tít dtòk din1sunset; sundown2[to] set (of the sun)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotริมทะเลrim tá-layริมทะเลrim tá-layseaside; by the sea; seashore; coast
The writer is describing the beauty of the sunset by the sea.
2NounB2
description; depiction; narration (formal/literary)
a formal or literary description or narration.
Examples
หนังสือnǎng-sĕuหนังสือnǎng-sĕu1book (printed work)2document; letter3study textเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2blade (of a cutting tool)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuaiเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuai1[to] be full of; be filled with; be packed with2[to] be rife with; be replete with (figurative)วรรณนาwan-ná-naaวรรณนาwan-ná-naa1[to] describe; depict; narrate (formal/literary)2description; depiction; narration (formal/literary)เกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutประเพณีไทยbprà-pay-nee taiประเพณีไทยbprà-pay-nee taiThai traditionโบราณboh-raanโบราณboh-raan1traditional; old-fashioned2in ancient times; in the old days3ancient; antique
This book is full of literary descriptions about ancient Thai traditions.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
พรรณนาpan-ná-naaพรรณนาpan-ná-naa[to] describe; depict; narrate
[to] describe; depict; narrate
การพรรณนาgaan pan-ná-naaการพรรณนาgaan pan-ná-naadescription; depiction
description; depiction
การบรรยายgaan ban-yaaiการบรรยายgaan ban-yaai1a lecture; talk; class session2narration; commentary3description; exposition
- a lecture; talk; class session
- narration; commentary
- description; exposition
บรรยายban-yaaiบรรยายban-yaai1[to] describe; narrate2[to] lecture; give a talk
- [to] describe; narrate
- [to] lecture; give a talk
สาธยายsăa-tá-yaaiสาธยายsăa-tá-yaai1[to] expound; explain/describe at length2[to] recite or chant at length
- [to] expound; explain/describe at length
- [to] recite or chant at length
Word Breakdown
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วรรณนาwan-ná-naaวรรณนาwan-ná-naa[to] describe; depict; narrate (formal/literary)