ฉัน

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Thai

Etymology 1

Clipping of ดิฉัน (dì-chǎn) or อิฉัน (ì-chǎn).(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Compare Khmer ឆាន់ (chan, I; me; my).

Pronunciation

Orthographicฉัน
t͡ɕʰ ạ n
Phonemic
ฉัน
t͡ɕʰ ạ n

ชั้น
d͡ʑ ạ ˆ n
RomanizationPaiboonchǎnchán
Royal Institutechanchan
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰan˩˩˦/(R)/t͡ɕʰan˦˥/(R)
Homophonesฉันท์
Audio

Pronoun

ฉัน (chǎn)

  1. (informal) a first-person pronoun used by anyone when addressing a person of equal or lower status
See also
Thai personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person masculine ผม (pǒm) เรา (rao)
feminine ดิฉัน (dì-chǎn)
feminine or
neutral
(colloquial)
ฉัน (chǎn)
2nd person คุณ (kun)
3rd person masculine,
feminine
เขา (kǎo)
neutral มัน (man)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Lao ສັນ (san), ᦶᦉᧃ (ṡaen) or ᦉᧃ (ṡan).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicฉัน
t͡ɕʰ ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonchǎn
Royal Institutechan
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰan˩˩˦/(R)
Homophonesฉันท์
Audio

Conjunction

ฉัน (chǎn)

  1. (formal, elegant) as; like; as if

Preposition

ฉัน (chǎn)

  1. (formal, elegant) as; like

Etymology 3

Compare Lao ສັນ (san, to eat), Khmer ឆាន់ (chan, to eat).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicฉัน
t͡ɕʰ ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonchǎn
Royal Institutechan
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰan˩˩˦/(R)
Homophonesฉันท์
Audio

Verb

ฉัน (chǎn) (abstract noun การฉัน)

  1. (ecclesiastical, transitive) to eat; to drink; to take; to consume

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicฉัน
t͡ɕʰ ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonchǎn
Royal Institutechan
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰan˩˩˦/(R)
Homophonesฉันท์
Audio

Adjective

ฉัน (chǎn)

  1. shining; radiating; light; luminous