โวหาร
woh-hăan
Meanings
1NounB2
rhetoric; style of expression
Language in speech or writing used for effect—such as persuasion, emphasis, or aesthetic quality; style of expression.
Examples
นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangpoliticianคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]โวหารwoh-hăanโวหารwoh-hăan1rhetoric; style of expression2rhetorical modes (Thai types)3flowery/ornate languageเก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofโน้มน้าวใจnóhm-náao jaiโน้มน้าวใจnóhm-náao jai[to] persuade [sb]; [to] win [sb] overประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1the public; the people (citizens of a country)2citizenry (collective)3classifier: คน
That politician is skilled at using rhetoric to persuade the public.
2NounC1
rhetorical modes (Thai types)
Rhetorical modes in Thai: recognized styles of expression such as descriptive, narrative, sermonic/didactic, exemplificatory, and expository. Example: พรรณนาโวหารพรรณนาโวหารpan-ná-naa woh-hăandescriptive rhetoric; descriptive style; บรรยายโวหาร; เทศนาโวหารเทศนาโวหารtêet-sà-năa woh-hăansermon-like rhetoric (didactic/persuasive); สาธกโวหารสาธกโวหารsăa-tók woh-hăanillustrative rhetoric; exemplification; อธิบายโวหาร
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of timeภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai (school subject)3Thai-language; in Thaiเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesโวหารwoh-hăanโวหารwoh-hăan1rhetoric; style of expression2rhetorical modes (Thai types)3flowery/ornate languageแบบbàepแบบbàep1model; pattern; design; template2style; type; kind; manner3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)5prototype; sampleต่างๆdtàang-dtàangต่างๆdtàang-dtàangvarious; different; diverseเช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; such as (formal)บรรยายban-yaaiบรรยายban-yaai1[to] describe; narrate2[to] lecture; give a talkโวหารwoh-hăanโวหารwoh-hăan1rhetoric; style of expression2rhetorical modes (Thai types)3flowery/ornate language
Today in Thai class, we learned about different types of 'wohan' (modes of discourse), such as narrative discourse (banyai wohaan).
3NounC1
flowery/ornate language
Flowery or ornate language; eloquent wording that may be excessive or sound boastful.
Examples
เลิกใช้lêrk cháiเลิกใช้lêrk chái1[to] stop using [sth]; discontinue [sth]; phase out [sth]2[to] be no longer in use (of [sth]); fall out of useโวหารwoh-hăanโวหารwoh-hăan1rhetoric; style of expression2rhetorical modes (Thai types)3flowery/ornate languageฟุ่มเฟือยfûm-feuaiฟุ่มเฟือยfûm-feuaiextravagant; lavish; wastefulแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerตรงๆdtrong dtrongตรงๆdtrong dtrong1straight; directly2frankly; bluntly3straightforward; frankเถอะtòeเถอะtòe1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particleว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2which; what (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better
Stop using so much flowery language and just tell me straight what happened.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ภาพพจน์pâap-pótภาพพจน์pâap-pót1imagery (literary)2figure of speech; imagery
- imagery (literary)
- figure of speech; imagery
สำนวนการเขียนsăm-nuuan gaan kĭianสำนวนการเขียนsăm-nuuan gaan kĭianwriting style
writing style
วาทศิลป์waa-tá-sĭnวาทศิลป์waa-tá-sĭn1rhetoric; the art of persuasive language2eloquence; persuasive speaking skill
- rhetoric; the art of persuasive language
- eloquence; persuasive speaking skill
สำนวนsăm-nuuanสำนวนsăm-nuuan1wording; phrasing; turn of phrase2style; manner of expression3idiom; set expression
- wording; phrasing; turn of phrase
- style; manner of expression
- idiom; set expression
รสชาติทางภาษาrót-châat taang paa-săaรสชาติทางภาษาrót-châat taang paa-săalinguistic style; flavor of language
linguistic style; flavor of language
Word Breakdown
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โวหารwoh-hăanโวหารwoh-hăanrhetoric; style of expression