อรรถศาสตร์
àt-thà-sàat
Meanings
1NounB2
economics (Thai term of art)
the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services; economics
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เลือกเรียนlêuuak riianเลือกเรียนlêuuak riian[to] choose a course/subject to study; [to] major in [sth]อรรถศาสตร์àt-thà-sàatอรรถศาสตร์àt-thà-sàat1economics (Thai term of art)2semantics (archaic/rare)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเข้าใจว่าkâo jai wâaเข้าใจว่าkâo jai wâa[to] believe/understand that [clause]เศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìt1economy2economic conditions; the economyทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateอย่างไรyàang-raiอย่างไรyàang-rai1how; in what way2what kind; which wayในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สังคมsăng-komสังคมsăng-kom1society; community2social; societal3social circle; social worldจริงjingจริงjing1really; truly; indeed2truth; reality (rare as noun)3true; real; genuine4[!] intensifier particle (final)
I chose to study economics because I want to understand how the economy works in real society.
2NounC2
semantics (archaic/rare)
an archaic or rare sense referring to the study of meaning in language; semantics
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การวิเคราะห์gaan wí-krórการวิเคราะห์gaan wí-króranalysisบทกวีbòt gà-weeบทกวีbòt gà-weea poem; a piece of verseเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightพิจารณาpí-jàa-rá-naaพิจารณาpí-jàa-rá-naa1[to] consider; examine; deliberate2[to] adjudicate; rule onทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)แง่ngâeแง่ngâe1aspect; angle; point of view2corner; edge; protruding pointสัทศาสตร์sàt-tá-sàatสัทศาสตร์sàt-tá-sàatphonetics (linguistics)และláeและláeand (coordinating)อรรถศาสตร์àt-thà-sàatอรรถศาสตร์àt-thà-sàat1economics (Thai term of art)2semantics (archaic/rare)
In analyzing poetry, we must consider it in terms of both phonetics and semantics.
Word Breakdown
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อรรถศาสตร์àt-thà-sàatอรรถศาสตร์àt-thà-sàateconomics (Thai term of art)