อักษร

àk-sŏn

Meanings

1NounA2

letter; character

a written symbol that represents a sound or unit in a writing system

Examples

ตัวอักษรdtuua àk-sŏnตัวอักษรdtuua àk-sŏn1letter; character2text character(s); letteringgแทนtaenแทนtaen1[to] replace; substitute for2instead; rather3in place of; on behalf ofเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic tone/ก/gในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai (school subject)3Thai-language; in Thai
The letter ก represents the /k/ sound in Thai.
2NounB2

script; writing system

the set or style of written characters used to write a language (e.g., Thai script, Roman script)

Examples

ป้ายbpâaiป้ายbpâai1sign; signboard2label; tag3[to] label; tag4[to] smear; dab; apply5classifier for signs/labelsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เขียนkĭianเขียนkĭian1[to] write2[to] compose; author3[to] fill out; write in4[to] draw; sketchด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toอักษรโรมันàk-sŏn roh-manอักษรโรมันàk-sŏn roh-manRoman alphabet; Latin alphabetเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaotouristอ่านง่ายàan ngâaiอ่านง่ายàan ngâaieasy to read; legible
This sign is written in Roman script so tourists can read it easily.
3NounC1

literature; humanities (field of study)

an academic field focusing on language and literature; often used in names of faculties (e.g., คณะอักษรศาสตร์คณะอักษรศาสตร์ká-ná àk-sò-rá-sàatFaculty of Arts/Humanities (literature & languages))

Examples

พี่สาวpêe săaoพี่สาวpêe săaoolder sister; elder female siblingเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)คณะอักษรศาสตร์ká-ná àk-sò-rá-sàatคณะอักษรศาสตร์ká-ná àk-sò-rá-sàatFaculty of Arts/Humanities (literature & languages)และláeและláeand (coordinating)สนใจsŏn jaiสนใจsŏn jai1[to] be interested (in) [sth/sb]2[to] pay attention to; be attentive toวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiThai literature
My older sister studies in the Faculty of Arts and is interested in Thai literature.