Thai edit

Etymology edit

Compare Pali calanī, Tai Dón ꪙꪲ.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicชะนี
d͡ʑ a n ī
Phonemic
ชะ-นี
d͡ʑ a – n ī
RomanizationPaiboonchá-nii
Royal Institutecha-ni
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰa˦˥.niː˧/(R)

Noun edit

ชะนี (chá-nii)

  1. gibbon.
  2. (LGBT slang) woman.