เวที

Thai

Alternative forms
  • เวทิ

Pronunciation
Orthographicเวที
e w d ī
Phonemic
เว-ที
e w – d ī
RomanizationPaiboonwee-tii
Royal Institutewe-thi
(standard) IPA(key)/weː˧.tʰiː˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Pali vedī (“altar; platform; etc”).

Noun

เวที • (wee-tii) (classifier แห่ง)

  1. (archaic) altar.
  2. raised or elevated place or structure for a certain activity: stage, platform, arena, etc.
  3. (figurative) field or place for public performance, discussion, expression, etc: arena, forum, venue, tribune, etc.
Derived terms
  • เจนเวที
  • ละครเวที

Etymology 2

From Pali vedī (“known; knowing; etc”).

Noun

เวที • (wee-tii) (classifier คน)

  1. (elegant) one who is knowledgeable: learned person, sage, scholar, etc
  2. (elegant) one who lets others know: proclaimer, announcer, etc.
Derived terms
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