Thai

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Etymology

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From Teochew 先生 (sing1 sên1). Also, จีน (jiin, China; Chinese) was told replacing the first syllable of ซินแส (sin-sɛ̌ɛ).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicจีนแส
t͡ɕ ī n æ s
Phonemic
จีน-แส
t͡ɕ ī n – æ s
RomanizationPaiboonjiin-sɛ̌ɛ
Royal Institutechin-sae
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕiːn˧.sɛː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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จีนแส (jiin-sɛ̌ɛ)

  1. doctor; physician.
  2. teacher; instructor.