See also: ช่าง

Thai edit

 
elephant.
 
the orchid Rhynchostylis gigantea (Lindl.) Ridl.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicช้าง
d͡ʑ ˆ ā ŋ
RomanizationPaibooncháang
Royal Institutechang
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰaːŋ˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ² (elephant), from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ (elephant), from Middle Chinese (MC zjangX, “elephant”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Isan ซ่าง, Lao ຊ້າງ (sāng), ᦋᦱᧂᧉ (tsaang²), Tai Dam ꪋ꫁ꪱꪉ, Shan ၸၢင်ႉ (tsâ̰ang), Tai Nüa ᥓᥣᥒᥳ (tsȧang), Ahom 𑜋𑜂𑜫 (chaṅ), Zhuang ciengh, Saek ซาง.

Noun edit

ช้าง (cháang)

  1. elephant.
  2. (Thailand chess) bishop.
  3. (figurative) person or thing of great influence or power.
Usage notes edit
  • Elephants are classified as follows:
Classifier For
โขลง (klǒong) Herds of elephants
ช้าง (cháang) Government-registered elephants
เชือก (chʉ̂ʉak) Domesticated elephants
ตัว (dtuua) Wild elephants
Synonyms edit
elephant

Adjective edit

ช้าง (cháang) (abstract noun ความช้าง)

  1. (slang) great (in importance, size, amount, number, degree, etc).

Classifier edit

ช้าง (cháang)

  1. Classifier for elephants registered by the government.

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

ช้าง (cháang)

  1. (botany) foxtail orchid: the plant Rhynchostylis gigantea (Lindl.) Ridl. of the family Orchidaceae.
Synonyms edit