นิยม

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit नियम (niyama, restraining; rule; law; precept) or Pali niyama (restraint; limitation). Cognate with Khmer និយម (niyum), Lao ນິຍົມ (ni nyom).

Pronunciation

Orthographicนิยม
niym
Phonemic
นิ-ยม
niym
RomanizationPaiboonní-yom
Royal Instituteni-yom
(standard) IPA(key)/ni˦˥.jom˧/(R)

Noun

นิยม • (ní-yom)

  1. principle.
  2. theory; doctrine.

Usage notes

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

Adjective

นิยม • (ní-yom) (abstract noun ความนิยม)

  1. popular; fashionable.

Verb

นิยม • (ní-yom) (abstract noun การนิยม)

  1. (intransitive) to be popular; to be fashionable; to be in vogue.
  2. (transitive) to appreciate; to admire.

Derived terms

  • ความนิยม
  • คะแนนนิยม
  • ค่านิยม (kâa-ní-yom)
  • คำนิยม
  • นิยมชมชอบ
  • ยอดนิยม
  • รสนิยม (rót-ní-yom)
  • สมัยนิยม
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