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Thai
Etymology
From ชน (chon, “people”) + กลุ่ม (glùm, “group”) + น้อย (nɔ́ɔi, “insignificant; little; minor; tiny; etc.”); literally "minor group of people" or "people of the minor group".
Pronunciation
Noun
ชนกลุ่มน้อย • (chon-glùm-nɔ́ɔi)
- minority group; member of such a group.
- (slang) minority (group distinguished from and less dominant than the more numerous majority); member of such a group.
- ผู้หญิงเป็นชนกลุ่มน้อยในรัฐสภา
- pûu-yǐng bpen chon-glùm-nɔ́ɔi nai rát-tà-sà-paa
- Females are the minority in the parliament.
References
- Royal Institute of Thailand. (2009). Photchananukrom Kham Mai Lem Song Chabap Ratchabandittayasathan พจนานุกรมคำใหม่ เล่ม ๒ ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน . (in Thai). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. →ISBN. p. 32.