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Feb 25, 2017 22:22
7 yrs ago
Thai term

งาน

Thai to English Art/Literary Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
from credit for a video called มหกรรมละเล่นพื้นเมืองของไทย: "งาน เผยแพร่ กรมศิลปากร"
Proposed translations (English)
5 +1 Production
5 -2 Event
Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (1): Dylan J Hartmann

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Discussion

Patrick Fitzsimons Feb 27, 2017:
Thanks for the input guys. While I agree that a translation pointing to the video as a product of the Dept may be most suitable in this context, I agree with Peter that the primary meaning of the word งานเผยแพร่ is "publicity", which is not directly communicated by either "publication" or "production" (there are more direct ways to write "production" in Thai). I would add a concrete noun, though: how about "publicity material". More context is also welcome.
Dylan J Hartmann Feb 27, 2017:
Agreed More context is needed. In that sense, "production" would be the best term when referring to the video credits.
Peter Ross Feb 26, 2017:
งานเผยแพร่ I read งานเผยแพร่ as one word. The space is an error. The meaning of this word to me is "publicity". For me, more context is needed. A standard English phrase like "Publication of the (Dept)" is correct in one sense, but do we refer to movies as publications in English? A "publication" is also not the same as "publicity" despite the similarity in form in English, though that might be the nearest in this context.

Proposed translations

-2
12 mins

Event

งาน can either mean work or event, and event seems the most likely here—as in "Fine Arts Department publicity event"
Peer comment(s):
disagree Dylan J Hartmann : While I agree with your def. of "งาน", as this is from the 'credits' to a video, it's stating that it is a published work, or publication, of the Fine Arts Dept.
23 hrs
disagree Theresa Somsri : The term "งานประชาสัมพันธ์" is more often used for "publicity event" and the term appears in video credits, so the translation of "งาน" as "event" does not seem suitable.
1 day 4 hrs
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+1
11 days

Production

The video was made as a "production" of the Fine Arts Department.
Peer comment(s):
agree Theresa Somsri : "Production" is most suitable for the context, which (as stated) translates as "This video is a published work of the Fine Arts Department". "งานเผยแพร่" is rarely used to describe an actual event, as "งานประชาสัมพันธ์" is usually preferred.
32 mins
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