ชาว

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Thai

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ชาว (chaao)

  1. (chiefly used as a prefix) approx. -er, -an, -ese, -ist etc.; people sharing something together, as nationality, duty, role, occupation, residence, religion, etc.