วรรณะ

wan-ná

Meanings

1NounB2

complexion; skin tone

the color and appearance of a person’s skin; complexion.

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoผิวพรรณวรรณะผ่องใสphiu-pan-wan-na-phong-saiมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
She has a very bright and clear complexion.
2NounC1

caste; social class (Hindu varna)

a hereditary social class or caste, especially one of the traditional divisions in Hindu society (varna).

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ประเทศอินเดียbprà-têet in-diiaประเทศอินเดียbprà-têet in-diiaIndia; the country of Indiaมีระบบmee rá-bòpมีระบบmee rá-bòp1systematic; organized2[to] have a system (in place)วรรณะwan-náวรรณะwan-ná1complexion; skin tone2caste; social class (Hindu varna)3color; hue (formal)4category; kind (formal/learned)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/slotแบ่งbàengแบ่งbàeng1[to] divide; split2[to] share3[to] allocate; distribute4[to] separate; set apartคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleออกòkออกòk1[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; resignเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressions4กลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1[to] group; cluster2group (classification label)3group; clusterหลักlàkหลักlàk1main; principal; primary2principle; basis; foundation3post; pillar; stake4evidence; proof (legal/official; formal)5classifier for principles, courses, or main items
In India, there is a caste system that divides people into 4 main groups.
3NounC1

color; hue (formal)

color or hue in a formal or literary register.

Examples

ดอกบัวดอกdòk-buua-dòkนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoวรรณะwan-náวรรณะwan-ná1complexion; skin tone2caste; social class (Hindu varna)3color; hue (formal)4category; kind (formal/learned)ชมพูระเรื่อchom-poo rá-rêuuaชมพูระเรื่อchom-poo rá-rêuualight pink; rosyสวยงามsŭuay ngaamสวยงามsŭuay ngaam1beautiful; lovely2splendid; elegant (style/design)
That lotus has a beautiful, light pink hue.
4NounC1

category; kind (formal/learned)

a class, kind, or category; used in elevated or academic style and in compounds.

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofปฏิบัติต่อbpà-dtì-bàt dtòปฏิบัติต่อbpà-dtì-bàt dtò[to] treat [sb/sth]; [to] behave towards [sb/sth]เพื่อนมนุษย์pêuuan má-nútเพื่อนมนุษย์pêuuan má-nútfellow human (being); fellow manอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)เท่าเทียมกันtâo tiiam ganเท่าเทียมกันtâo tiiam gan1equal; on par2equallyไม่ว่าจะmâi wâa jàไม่ว่าจะmâi wâa jàno matter whether; regardless ofมาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toชนวรรณะchon-wá-rá-náใดdaiใดdai1which; any (unspecified)2any; whichever (unspecified)
We should treat our fellow human beings equally, no matter what social class they come from.

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