ชน

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Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

ชน m

  1. Thai script form of jana

Declension

Thai

Etymology 1

Cognate with Lao ຊົນ (son). Compare Khmer ជល់ (cŭəl), Middle Chinese (MC tsyhowng).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicชน
d͡ʑ n
RomanizationPaiboonchon
Royal Institutechon
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰon˧/(R)
Homophonesชนม์
ชล

Verb

ชน (chon) (abstract noun การชน)

  1. to collide with
  2. to converge a period
  3. to make some kind of animal fight against another e.g. cocks, oxen, buffaloes, elephants
Derived terms

Noun

ชน (chon)

  1. gamecock
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit जन (jana, person) or Pali jana (person). Cognate with Lao ຊົນ (son).

Pronunciation

Orthographicชน
d͡ʑ n
Phonemic
ชน
d͡ʑ n

ชน-นะ-
d͡ʑ n – n a –
RomanizationPaiboonchonchon-ná-
Royal Institutechonchon-na-
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰon˧/(R)/t͡ɕʰon˧.na˦˥./
Homophonesชนม์
ชล

Noun

ชน (chon)

  1. person, people
Derived terms