for the Thai language
| | Internet resource for the Thai language |
F.A.Q. Check out the list of frequently asked questions for a quick answer to your inquiry
recent donations!
Sign-up to join our mailing list. You'll receive email notification when this site is updated. Your privacy is guaranteed; this list is not sold, shared, or used for any other purpose. Click here for more information.
To unsubscribe, click here.
| โวหาร wo:hM haanR |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
| ||||
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | โว-หาน |
| IPA | woː hǎːn |
| Royal Thai General System | wohan |
| [noun, formal, poetic, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | figure of speech; eloquence; rhetoric; rhetoric style; oratory; phrasing; vernacular; speech; words | ||
| categories | |||
| examples | โวหารสร้างภาพพจน์  | wo:hM haanR saangF phaapF phohtH | figure of speech; a literary method that creates imagery |
| เล่นโวหาร | lenF wo:hM haanR | to pun; to quip | |
| โวหารเสียดสีเหน็บแนม | wo:hM haanR siiatL seeR nepL naaemM | caustic, contemptuous, or sarcastic language | |
| แสดงโวหาร | saL daaengM wo:hM haanR | to show one's eloquence; speak eloquently | |
| sample sentence | กล่าวคือถ้าการกระทำนั้นเป็นบาป ก็ต้องแปลว่าเป็นบาป จะเลี่ยงบาลีโดยใช้สำนวนโวหารเพื่อแปลให้เป็นไม่บาป ย่อมไม่อาจทำได้ glaaoL kheuuM thaaF gaanM graL thamM nanH bpenM baapL gaawF dtawngF bplaaeM waaF bpenM baapL jaL liiangF baaM leeM dooyM chaiH samR nuaanM wo:hM haanR pheuuaF bplaaeM haiF bpenM maiF baapL yaawmF maiF aatL thamM daiF "That is to say, if that behavior is sinful, it must be interpreted as sinful. Trying to nitpick the language and torture interpretation so as to label the behavior as non-sinful is impossible to do." | ||
online source for this page