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Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
- (colloquial): ชั่ง (châng)
Interjection
ช่าง • (châang)
- an expression to indicate that the speaker does not care about, mind, worry about, pay attention to, or have interest in someone or something.
- ก:เขาด่ามึงอยู่ ข:ช่าง
- gɔɔ: kǎo dàa mʉng yùu · kɔ̌ɔ: châang
- A: They're speaking ill of you! B: I don't care.
- ก:ลูกมึงติดคุกอีกแล้ว ข:ช่างแม่ง มันไม่ใช่ลูกกูแล้ว
- gɔɔ: lûuk mʉng dtìt kúk ìik lɛ́ɛo · kɔ̌ɔ: châang mɛ̂ng · man mâi-châi lûuk guu lɛ́ɛo
- A: Your son's been sent to gaol again! B: I don't give a damn! He's no longer my son!
- สายอีกแล้ว แต่ช่างเถิด
- sǎai ìik lɛ́ɛo · dtɛ̀ɛ châang tə̀ət
- You're late again, but it doesn't matter.
- an expression to tell someone not to care about, mind, worry about, pay attention to, or have interest in someone or something.
- ก:หนูทำแจกันแตก ข:ช่างเถิด
- gɔɔ: nǔu tam jɛɛ-gan dtɛ̀ɛk · kɔ̌ɔ: châang tə̀ət
- A: I just broke your vase. B: Never mind.
- ก:ว่าไงนะ ข:ช่างเหอะ
- gɔɔ: wâa ngai ná · kɔ̌ɔ: châang hə̀
- A: What did you just said? B: Forget it.
Verb
ช่าง • (châang)
- to not care, mind, worry, pay attention, or have interest.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɟaːŋᴮ² (“artisan; skillful”), from Middle Chinese 匠 (MC dzjangH, “craftsman, artisan”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᨩ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Lao ຊ່າງ (sāng), Lü ᦋᦱᧂᧈ (tsaang¹), Shan ၸၢင်ႈ (tsāang), Phake ꩡင် (caṅ), Tai Dam ꪋ꪿ꪱꪉ, Ahom 𑜋𑜂𑜫 (chaṅ), Zhuang cangh, Khmer ជាង (ciəng).
Adverb
ช่าง • (châang)
- quite; to a degree.
- in a skilful manner; in a manner showing a liking, affection, or preference.
- Genesis 37:19, KJV:
- เขาพูดกันว่า "ดูเถิด เจ้าช่างฝันมานี่แล้ว
- kǎo pûut gan wâa · “duu tə̀ət · jâao châang fǎn maa nîi lɛ́ɛo
- And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
(literally) They said to each other: "Lo! Here comes the one fond of dreaming!
Noun
ช่าง • (châang)
- person skilled in something: artisan, craftsman, master, technician, etc.
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