ชาว

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lao ຊາວ (sāo), Lü ᦋᦱᧁ (tsaaw), Shan ၸၢဝ်း (tsáaw).

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicชาว
d͡ʑ ā w
RomanizationPaiboonchaao
Royal Institutechao
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰaːw˧/

Noun

ชาว • (chaao)

  1. (chiefly used as a prefix) people sharing something together, as nationality, duty, role, occupation, residence, religion, etc.
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