วาท
wâatMeaning
1NounC2
speech; utterance; rhetoric; discourse (formal; mainly in compounds)
A formal term from Pali/Sanskrit meaning speech, utterance, or talk; used mainly as a bound form in compounds (e.g., วาทศิลป์วาทศิลป์waa-tá-sĭn1rhetoric; the art of persuasive language2eloquence; persuasive speaking skill ‘rhetoric’, วาทกรรมวาทกรรมwaa-tá-gamdiscourse; formal discussion ‘discourse’). Not a productive suffix meaning “-ism”.
Examples
นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangpoliticianคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)มีวาทศิลป์mee wâa-tá-sĭnมีวาทศิลป์mee wâa-tá-sĭn[to] be eloquent; be articulateในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การปราศรัยgaan bpraa-săiการปราศรัยgaan bpraa-săispeech; addressที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสามารถsăa-mâatสามารถsăa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentโน้มน้าวใจnóhm-náao jaiโน้มน้าวใจnóhm-náao jai[to] persuade [sb]; [to] win [sb] overผู้ฟังpôo fangผู้ฟังpôo fang1listener; listening audience2hearer (linguistics)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerอย่างน่าทึ่งyàang nâa tûengอย่างน่าทึ่งyàang nâa tûengamazingly; remarkably
That politician has impressive rhetoric in their speeches that can persuasively sway the audience.
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การวิเคราะห์gaan-wí-krɔ́วาทกรรมwaa-tá-gamในnaiสื่อสิ่งพิมพ์sʉ̀ʉ-sìng-pimช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเราraoเข้าใจkâo-jaiอุดมการณ์ù-dom-gaanที่ซ่อนtîi-sɔ̂ɔnอยู่เบื้องหลังyùu-bʉ̂ʉang-lǎngข่าวสารkàao-sǎan
Analyzing discourse in print media helps us understand the ideology hidden behind the news.
พลังpá-langแห่งhɛ̀ngวาทะwaa-táของkɔ̌ɔngผู้นำpûu-namสามารถsǎa-mâatปลุกเร้าbplùk-ráoจิตใจjìt-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngผู้คนpûu-konให้hâiลุกขึ้นสู้lúk-kʉ̂n-sûuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความเปลี่ยนแปลงkwaam-bplìian-bplɛɛngได้dâai
The power of a leader's speech can stir people's spirits to rise up and fight for change.
จงทำjong-tamดีdiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛอย่าyàaเด่นdènจะเป็นjà-bpenภัยpaiถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenอมตะวาทะà-má-dtà-waa-táของkɔ̌ɔngสมเด็จพระสังฆราชsǒm-dèt-prá-sǎng-ká-râatที่tîiยังคงyang-kongร่วมสมัยrûuam-sà-mǎiและlɛ́ให้ข้อคิดhâi-kɔ̂ɔ-kítแก่gɛ̀ɛคนรุ่นหลังkon-rûn-lǎngเสมอsà-mə̌ə
"Do good, but don't stand out, or it will be a danger" is considered an immortal utterance from the Supreme Patriarch that remains contemporary and always offers insights to later generations.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ท, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
wâat
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |