ช้าง
See also: ช่าง
Thai
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic/Phonemic | ช้าง d͡ʑ ˆ ā ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | cháang |
| Royal Institute | chang | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰaːŋ˦˥/(R) | |
Etymology 1
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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ² (“elephant”), from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ (“elephant”), from Middle Chinese 象 (MC zjangX, “elephant”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Isan ซ่าง, Lao ຊ້າງ (sāng), Lü ᦋᦱᧂᧉ (tsaang²), Tai Dam ꪋ꫁ꪱꪉ, Shan ၸၢင်ႉ (tsâ̰ang), Tai Nüa ᥓᥣᥒᥳ (tsȧang), Ahom 𑜋𑜂𑜫 (chaṅ), Zhuang ciengh, Saek ซาง.
Noun
[edit]ช้าง • (cháang)
- elephant
- (chess) bishop
- (figurative) person or thing of great influence or power
- 2023 May 14, “ผลการเลือกตั้ง 2566: รู้จัก รักชนก ศรีนอก ล้มช้างใหญ่บางบอน-ตระกูลม่วงศิริ”, in Thai PBS[1]:
Usage notes
[edit]- Elephants are classified as follows:
| Classifier | For |
|---|---|
| โขลง (klǒong) | Herds of elephants |
| ช้าง (cháang) | Government-registered elephants |
| เชือก (chʉ̂ʉak) | Domesticated elephants |
| ตัว (dtuua) | Wild elephants |
Synonyms
[edit]elephant
Adjective
[edit]ช้าง • (cháang) (abstract noun ความช้าง)
Classifier
[edit]ช้าง • (cháang)
- Classifier for elephants registered by the government.
Etymology 2
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Noun
[edit]ช้าง • (cháang)
Synonyms
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