Witness in Thai

“Witness” in Thai is พยานpá-yaan.

พยาน pá-yaan

witness noun

pá high
yaan mid

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

How to use it

พยานpá-yaan is a witness in court, at an accident or on a document: registering a marriage at the district office takes two witnesses. Evidence is หลักฐานlàk-tǎan, and after a road accident the best witness is often a dashcam or CCTV, กล้องวงจรปิดglâwng wong-jawn-bpìt, "closed-circuit camera".

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

phayan
payan

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