จิ้น

See also: จน and จีน

Thai

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicจิ้น
t͡ɕ i ˆ n
RomanizationPaiboonjîn
Royal Institutechin
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕin˥˩/

Etymology 1

Shortened from English imagine.

Verb

จิ้น • (jîn) (abstract noun การจิ้น)

  1. (colloquial) to imagine; to fantasy.
  2. (colloquial) to romanticise.
Derived terms
  • คู่จิ้น

Etymology 2

Shortened from English virgin.

Verb

จิ้น • (jîn) (abstract noun การจิ้น)

  1. (colloquial) to be virgin; to have never had sexual intercourse.

References
  • Royal Institute of Thailand. (2009). Pót-jà-naa-nú-grom Kam Mài Lêm Sɔ̌ɔng Chà-bàp Râat-chá-ban-dìt-dtà-yá-sà-tǎan พจนานุกรมคำใหม่ เล่ม ๒ ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน [Royal Institute Dictionary of New Words, Volume 2]. (in Thai). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. →ISBN. p. 27.
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