วิญญู
win-yuuMeanings
1NounC1
wise person; sage
a wise person, sage, or scholar; someone who is enlightened or knows right from wrong
Examples
ท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)วิญญูwin-yuuวิญญูwin-yuu1wise person; sage2wise; sensibleที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunityต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ความเคารพนับถือkwaam-kao-róp-náp-tʉ̌ʉความเคารพนับถือkwaam-kao-róp-náp-tʉ̌ʉrespect; esteem; deference
He is a sage whom everyone in the community respects.
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คำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngวิญญูwin-yuuช่วยchûuaiชี้ทางchíi-taangสว่างsà-wàangให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛผู้ที่pûu-tîiกำลังgam-langหลงผิดlǒng-pìtในnaiชีวิตchii-wít
The teachings of a sage help point the way to enlightenment for those who are misguided in life.
ปราชญ์bpràatและlɛ́วิญญูwin-yuuในอดีตnai-à-dìitได้dâaiบันทึกban-tʉ́kหลักปรัชญาlàk-bpràt-yaaอันanลึกซึ้งlʉ́k-sʉ́ngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเป็นแนวbpen-nɛɛoทางtaangให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛคนรุ่นหลังkon-rûn-lǎng
Scholars and sages in the past recorded profound philosophical principles to serve as a guide for future generations.
ผู้ที่pûu-tîiเป็นbpenวิญญูwin-yuuย่อมyɔ̂mมีmiiสติปัญญาsà-dtì-bpan-yaaในnaiการแยกแยะgaan-yɛ̂ɛk-yɛ́ถูกผิดtùuk-pìtได้dâaiอย่างถ่องแท้yàang-tɔ̀ɔng-tɛ́ɛโดยdooiไม่mâiถูกtùukครอบงำkrɔ̂ɔp-ngamด้วยdûuaiอคติà-ká-dtì
One who is a sage naturally has the wisdom to thoroughly distinguish right from wrong without being dominated by bias.
2AdjectiveC1
wise; sensible
wise, sensible, or enlightened
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3[to] deserve; be worthy ofพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naa1[to] consider; examine; deliberate2[to] hear; examine (a case)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooวิจารณญาณwí-jaa-rá-ná-yaanวิจารณญาณwí-jaa-rá-ná-yaanjudgment; discernmentอันanอันan1thing; item; one2general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things3which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)4as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)วิญญูwin-yuuวิญญูwin-yuu1wise person; sage2wise; sensible
He gave sensible advice to a friend who was having problems.
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ในnaiทางกฎหมายtaang-gòt-mǎaiมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎanความระมัดระวังkwaam-rá-mát-rá-wangจะjàถูกtùukประเมินbprà-məənจากjàakมุมมองmum-mɔɔngที่tîiวิญญูwin-yuuและlɛ́มีเหตุผลmii-hèet-pǒn
Her sensible decision helped the team avoid a major mistake.
ผู้นำpûu-namที่tîiวิญญูwin-yuuย่อมyɔ̂mสามารถsǎa-mâatแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngในnaiสังคมsǎng-komได้dâaiอย่างyàangสันติวิธีsǎn-dtì-wí-tii
An enlightened leader can naturally resolve conflicts in society peacefully.
การปกครองที่ดีgaan-bpòk-krɔɔng-tîi-diiต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiหลักการlàk-gaanอันanวิญญูwin-yuuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaความยุติธรรมkwaam-yú-dtì-tamและlɛ́จริยธรรมjà-rí-yá-tamในnaiสังคมsǎng-kom
Good governance relies on sensible principles to maintain justice and ethics in society.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วิญญู said วิญ-ยู?
win-yuu
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- 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 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 | — | — |