ช้าง

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See also: ช่าง

Thai

elephant.
the orchid Rhynchostylis gigantea (Lindl.) Ridl.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicช้าง
d͡ʑ ˆ ā ŋ
RomanizationPaibooncháang
Royal Institutechang
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰaːŋ˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ² (“elephant”), from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ (“elephant”), from Middle Chinese 象 (MC zjangX, “elephant”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Isan ซ่าง, Lao ຊ້າງ (sāng), Lü ᦋᦱᧂᧉ (tsaang²), Tai Dam ꪋ꫁ꪱꪉ, Shan ၸၢင်ႉ (tsâ̰ang), Tai Nüa ᥓᥣᥒᥳ (tsȧang), Ahom 𑜋𑜂𑜫 (chaṅ), Zhuang ciengh, Saek ซาง.

Noun

ช้าง • (cháang)

  1. elephant.
  2. (Thailand chess) bishop.
  3. (figurative) person or thing of great influence or power.
Usage notes
  • Elephants are classified as follows:
Classifier For
โขลง (klǒong) Herds of elephants
ช้าง (cháang) Government-registered elephants
เชือก (chʉ̂ʉak) Domesticated elephants
ตัว (dtuua) Wild elephants
Synonyms
elephant

Adjective

ช้าง • (cháang) (abstract noun ความช้าง)

  1. (slang) great (in importance, size, amount, number, degree, etc).

Classifier

ช้าง • (cháang)

  1. Classifier for elephants registered by the government.

Etymology 2

Noun

ช้าง • (cháang)

  1. (botany) foxtail orchid: the plant Rhynchostylis gigantea (Lindl.) Ridl. of the family Orchidaceae.
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