Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

ชน m

  1. Thai script form of jana

Declension edit

Thai edit

Etymology 1 edit

Cognate with Lao ຊົນ (son). Compare Khmer ជល់ (cŭəl), Middle Chinese (MC tsyhowng).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicชน
d͡ʑ n
RomanizationPaiboonchon
Royal Institutechon
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰon˧/(R)
Homophonesชนม์
ชล

Verb edit

ชน (chon) (abstract noun การชน)

  1. to collide with
  2. to converge a period
  3. to make some kind of animal fight against another e.g. cocks, oxen, buffaloes, elephants
Derived terms edit

Noun edit

ชน (chon)

  1. gamecock
Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit जन (jana, person) or Pali jana (person). Cognate with Lao ຊົນ (son).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicชน
d͡ʑ n
Phonemic
ชน
d͡ʑ n
[bound form]
ชน-นะ-
d͡ʑ n – n a –
RomanizationPaiboonchonchon-ná-
Royal Institutechonchon-na-
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰon˧/(R)/t͡ɕʰon˧.na˦˥./
Homophonesชนม์
ชล

Noun edit

ชน (chon)

  1. person, people
Derived terms edit