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Thai
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *ɟaːwꟲ (“early morning”). Compare Middle Chinese 早 (MC tsawX, “morning, early”). Cognate with Lao ເຊົ້າ (sao), Lü ᦋᧁᧉ (tsaw²), Shan ၸဝ်ႉ (tsâ̰o), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw), 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (choww), Zhuang caeux. Compare Vietnamese chào. May be cognate with เพรา (prao, “morning”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
เช้า • (cháao)
- in the early part of the morning.
- before the usual or appointed time; ahead of time.
Noun
เช้า • (cháao)
- morning.
- (colloquial) the period of time between sunrise and sunset; the period of time that there is still daylight.
Usage notes
- In Thai culture, morning denotes the period of time from 06:00 hours to 09:00 hours. It may sometimes be extended to 12:00 hours.
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
เช้า • (cháo)
- (archaic) basket.
- มหาชาติคำหลวง, กัณฑ์มัทรี:
ครั้นเช้าก็หิ้วเช้า ชายป่าเต้าไปตามชาย- krán cháao gɔ̂ɔ hîo cháo · chaai bpà dâo bpai dtamm chaai
- As the morning came, she carried a basket and set out along the edge of the forest in quest of the man.
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