People นักเขียน nák-kǐan
writer, author noun
- nák high
- kǐan rising
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
Classifier: คนkon · person, people
Parts: นักnák one who does เขียนkǐan to write
How to use it
นักเขียนnák-kǐan is "one who writes", with the same นักnák as นักเรียนnák-rian, student, and นักร้องnák-ráwng, singer. A journalist is นักข่าวnák-kàao, "news person", and a translator นักแปลnák-bplae.
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:
- nak khian
- nakkhian
- nuk kian
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