ช้างน้ำ

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Thai

Etymology

From ช้าง (cháang, elephant) +‎ น้ำ (náam, water); literally "water elephant".

Pronunciation

Orthographicช้างน้ำ
d͡ʑ ˆ ā ŋ n ˆ å
Phonemic
ช้าง-น้าม
d͡ʑ ˆ ā ŋ – n ˆ ā m
RomanizationPaibooncháang-náam
Royal Institutechang-nam
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰaːŋ˦˥.naːm˦˥/(R)

Noun

ช้างน้ำ (cháang-náam)

  1. (slang) hippopotamus.
  2. (slang, derogatory, offensive) obese person.

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