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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ɟaŋᴮ, probably from Middle Chinese 秤 (MC tsyhingH, “scales”) or 稱 (MC tsyhing|tsyhingH, “to weigh”). Cognate with Lao ຊັ່ງ (sang), Lü ᦋᧂᧈ (tsang¹), Shan ၸင်ႈ (tsāng), Zhuang caengh.
Pronunciation
Noun
ชั่ง • (châng)
- a traditional Thai unit of currency, equal to 80 บาท (bàat) or 20 ตำลึง (dtam-lʉng).
- a traditional Thai unit of volume, equal to 20 ตำลึง (dtam-lʉng) or 1,200 grams.
- a traditional Chinese unit of volume, equal to 600 grams.
Verb
ชั่ง • (châng) (abstract noun การชั่ง)
- to weigh.
Derived terms