See also: จ้า

Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicจ่า
t͡ɕ ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonjàa
Royal Institutecha
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕaː˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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Cognate with Lao ຈ່າ (chā), Northern Thai ᨧ᩵ᩣ, Khün ᨧ᩵ᩣ, ᦈᦱᧈ (ṫsaa¹).

Noun

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จ่า (jàa)

  1. (archaic) chief; lord; master.
  2. (historical) rank of an officer in the royal court.
  3. (archaic) chief administrative officer of a court of law.
  4. police or military sergeant.
  5. (zoology) chief animal, such as the wolf that leads a pack of wolves or the elephant that heads a troop of elephants.
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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จ่า (jàa) (abstract noun การจ่า)

  1. to tell or indicate, especially by or in writing.
  2. (archaic, in certain games) to fine or be fined.
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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จ่า (jàa)

  1. (cooking, somewhat archaic) Synonym of จวัก (jà-wàk)
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