นิยม
favor
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- 1 favor、prefer
- 2 -ism [in compounds]、orientation [in compounds]
It expresses favoring or preferring something, often as a shared social preference. In compounds, it can also denote an ideology or orientation.
favor、prefer
It describes favoring something or choosing to do something, especially as a widespread preference or practice.
-ism [in compounds]、orientation [in compounds]
As a compound element, it denotes a system of thought or an orientation toward particular values.
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ระบบทุนนิยม rabòp thunníyom a capitalist system ระบบทุนนิยม details
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แนวคิดชาตินิยม nɛɛwkhít châatníyom nationalist thinking แนวคิดชาตินิยม details
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สังคมวัตถุนิยม sǎŋkhom wátthùníyom a materialistic society สังคมวัตถุนิยม details
Learning notes
Explanation
The basic pattern is a person or group + นิยม + a noun or verb phrase. It can describe both a preference and a commonly chosen practice. For popularity, learn เป็นที่นิยม, meaning “be popular,” and ได้รับความนิยม, meaning “enjoy or gain popularity.” These patterns help you use the “popular” translations found in dictionaries naturally. Example: คนรุ่นใหม่นิยมซื้อของออนไลน์ Younger people tend to shop online. Example: ร้านนี้เป็นที่นิยม This shop is popular. Example: สินค้านี้ได้รับความนิยมมาก This product is very popular. In compounds such as ทุนนิยม, “capitalism,” นิยม identifies an ideology or orientation. This use is listed under nouns here, but it normally functions as a compound element rather than an independent word.
Usage
It is common when discussing popular products, shops, fashion, eating habits, and generational trends. It appears in both speech and writing, particularly when describing shared preferences. Compounds ending in นิยม also occur frequently in discussions of politics and economics.
Caution
นิยม can describe an individual's preferences, but it may sound more formal or suggest a habitual choice. For an everyday statement such as “I like coffee,” use ฉันชอบกาแฟ. To say a shop is popular, use ร้านนี้เป็นที่นิยม. ร้านนี้นิยม alone can sound incomplete, as though you are about to say what the shop favors. Learn compounds ending in นิยม as established words; adding it to any noun will not necessarily produce a natural expression.
Differences from similar words
1 favor synonyms
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ชอบ is the everyday word for liking something personally. นิยม often describes what people generally favor or choose to do.