วากย์(wâak)

Meanings

1NounC1

speech/utterance/diction (literary)

a formal or literary term for spoken words, wording, or manner of speech

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleมีวาทศิลป์mee wâa-tá-sĭnมีวาทศิลป์mee wâa-tá-sĭn[to] be eloquent; be articulateรู้จักrúu jàkรู้จักrúu jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withเลือกใช้lêuuak cháiเลือกใช้lêuuak chái[to] choose to use; opt to employ; adoptวากย์wâakวากย์wâak1speech/utterance/diction (literary)2wording; diction3speech; utteranceที่เหมาะสมtêe mò-sŏmที่เหมาะสมtêe mò-sŏmappropriate; suitableกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ผู้ฟังpôo fangผู้ฟังpôo fang1listener; listening audience2hearer (linguistics)3listener4listening audienceและláeและláeand (coordinating)สถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaan1scenario; situation context2situation; circumstances
He is an eloquent person; he knows how to choose the right wording for the audience and situation.
2NounC1

wording; diction

the choice and arrangement of words used to express something (literary)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleมีวาทศิลป์mee wâa-tá-sĭnมีวาทศิลป์mee wâa-tá-sĭn[to] be eloquent; be articulateรู้จักrúu jàkรู้จักrúu jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withเลือกใช้lêuuak cháiเลือกใช้lêuuak chái[to] choose to use; opt to employ; adoptวากย์wâakวากย์wâak1speech/utterance/diction (literary)2wording; diction3speech; utteranceที่เหมาะสมtêe mò-sŏmที่เหมาะสมtêe mò-sŏmappropriate; suitableกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ผู้ฟังpôo fangผู้ฟังpôo fang1listener; listening audience2hearer (linguistics)3listener4listening audienceและláeและláeand (coordinating)สถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaan1scenario; situation context2situation; circumstances
He is an eloquent person; he knows how to choose the right wording for the audience and situation.
3NounC1

speech; utterance

something that is said or expressed in words (literary)

Examples

สุนทรพจน์sǔn-torn-pótสุนทรพจน์sǔn-torn-pót1speech; formal address2eloquence; elevated dictionของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผู้นำpôo namผู้นำpôo nam1leader (person)2leading entity in a fieldท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นที่จดจำbpen têe jòt jamเป็นที่จดจำbpen têe jòt jammemorable; unforgettableได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)วากย์wâakวากย์wâak1speech/utterance/diction (literary)2wording; diction3speech; utteranceอันanอันan1which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)2thing; item (formal/archaic)3classifier for small/abstract items; pieces; units (written/formal)4that (demonstrative pronoun/determiner, formal/poetic)คมคายkom kaaiคมคายkom kaai1witty; incisive2eloquent; well-phrasedและláeและláeand (coordinating)เปี่ยมด้วยbpìiam dûuaiเปี่ยมด้วยbpìiam dûuai[to] be full of [sth]; [to] be filled with [sth]แรงบันดาลใจraeng ban-daan jaiแรงบันดาลใจraeng ban-daan jai1inspiration; motivational impulse2source of inspiration; muse
This leader's speech is memorable for its sharp wording, which is full of inspiration.

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