นิยม
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit नियम (niyama, “restraining; rule; law; precept”) or Pali niyama (“restraint; limitation”). Cognate with Khmer និយម (niyum), Lao ນິຍົມ (ni nyom).
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic | นิยม n i y m | |
| Phonemic | นิ-ยม n i – y m | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ní-yom |
| Royal Institute | ni-yom | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ni˦˥.jom˧/(R) | |
Noun[edit]
นิยม • (ní-yom)
Usage notes[edit]
This word is often used to translate -ism in English. For example, capitalism is translated as ทุนนิยม (tun-ní-yom) (lit. capital + doctrine from ทุน (tun) + นิยม).
Derived terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
นิยม • (ní-yom) (abstract noun ความนิยม)
Verb[edit]
นิยม • (ní-yom) (abstract noun การนิยม)
- (intransitive) to be popular; to be fashionable; to be in vogue.
- (transitive) to appreciate; to admire.