วัฒนธรรมนานาชาติในสังคมไทย ภาพสะท้อนจากพจนานุกรม

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the content about a multicultural: the four basic needs of foreigners in Thai society. The data were collected from loan words in Thai-Thai dictionaries. The foreign words were collected from 4 dictionaries: A Dictionary of the Siamese Language of J.Caswell and J.H. Chandler of B.E. 2388 ,theAkkharaphithansap of Dan Beach Bradley of B.E.2416, the Pathunukrom of B.E. 2470 of the Textbook Department of the Ministry of Moral Instruction and the B.E. 2554 edition of the Royal Institute Dictionary. , that appearing in Thailand during different periods.[The reign of King Mongkut until now]. A total of 2,106 borrowings were found. For analysis, a total of 244 words and 17 nations of the foreigner in Thai Language’s dictionaries were found 7 groups: 1. China(จีน) 2. Cambodia(เขมร) 3. England(อังกฤษ) 4. Japan(ญี่ปุ่น) 5. Group of Indian(แขก): Khekthet(แขกเทศ) Persia(เปอร์เซีย) Tamil(ทมิฬ)Aham(อะหม) and Hindi(ฮินดี) 6. Group of Neighbouring countries: Java(ชวา) Malay(มลายู) Mon(มอญ) Yuan(ญวน) and Myanmar(พม่า) 7. Group of Western countries: Holland (ฮอลันดา)Portugal (โปรตุเกส) and France(ฝรั่งเศส)A cultural based on subsistence or the four basic needs : food apparel homes and medicines. For studies found that most (39 percent) of the words were related about multicultural cuisine. The second group (30 percent) of the words were related about multicultural homes; (20percent) about multicultural apparel; the category with the smallest (11 percent) was related about multicultural medicines. The investigation showed that the multicultural of the foreigner in Thai were assimilated into the Thai society. A cultural reflection showed the cultural identity,customs,tradition of another countries that harmony in Thai culture. This represented cultural relation between a foreigner and Thai people in Thai society.