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

Orthographicนิยม
n i y m
Phonemic
นิ-ยม
n i – y m
RomanizationPaiboonní-yom
Royal Instituteni-yom
(standard) IPA(key)/ni˦˥.jom˧/(R)

Noun edit

นิยม (ní-yom)

  1. principle.
  2. theory; doctrine.

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)

  1. popular; fashionable.

Verb edit

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 edit