วิญญาณ

win-yaan

Meanings

1NounB1

soul; spirit (life force)

The non-physical essence believed to animate a person or living being; the soul or life spirit.

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2NounB1

ghost; spirit of the deceased

A supernatural entity believed to be the spirit of a dead person.

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3NounB2

consciousness; awareness (formal)

Formal/philosophical: the faculty of consciousness or awareness in a being; sentience.

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นักจิตวิทยาnák-jìt-dtà-wít-tá-yaaนักจิตวิทยาnák-jìt-dtà-wít-tá-yaapsychologistบางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeวิญญาณwin-yaanวิญญาณwin-yaan1soul; spirit (life force)2ghost; spirit of the deceased3consciousness; awareness (formal)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâat1ability; capacity2skill; talent; proficiency3capacity/competence (legal/official)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การรับรู้gaan-ráp-rúuการรับรู้gaan-ráp-rúu1awareness; consciousness2perception (sensory/cognitive)3recognition (accounting/recording)ตนเองdton-eengตนเองdton-eeng1oneself (reflexive pronoun)2one's own (possessive)3the self; one's identityและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)สิ่งsìngสิ่งsìng1thing; object; entity2classifier for things; itemsรอบตัวrɔ̂ɔp-dtuuaรอบตัวrɔ̂ɔp-dtuua1all around (oneself)2around (someone/something)3surrounding; nearby (relative to a person/thing)
Some psychologists explain that consciousness is the capacity to be aware of oneself and the surroundings.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is วิญญาณ said วิญ-ยาน?

win-yaan

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ญ, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

win

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——