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Jūjaka asks Prince Vessantara for his children as slaves, a 19th century painting from Thailand
From ชัก(chák, “to draw (in); to allude (to); etc”) + แม่น้ำ(mɛ̂ɛ-náam, “river”) + ทั้ง(táng, “with; all; etc”) + ห้า(hâa, “five”); literally "to allude to all the five rivers"; originated from the Buddhist tale of Prince Vessantara, in which a beggar, Jūjaka, persuades the prince to give his children to him as slaves by uttering lengthy stories about the five great rivers, Gaṇga, Yamunā, Aciravati, Sarabhū, and Mahi, and comparing them with the generous mind of the prince.
