ชิงช้า
Thai edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Chinese 韆鞦／千秋 (“swing”) read as Cantonese cin1 cau1, Hakka qiên1 qiu1, or Min Nan chhian-chhiu.
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | ชิงช้า d͡ʑ i ŋ d͡ʑ ˆ ā | |
| Phonemic | ชิง-ช้า d͡ʑ i ŋ – d͡ʑ ˆ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ching-cháa |
| Royal Institute | ching-cha | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰiŋ˧.t͡ɕʰaː˦˥/(R) | |
Noun edit
ชิงช้า • (ching-cháa) (classifier อัน)
- swing (hanging seat).
Derived terms edit
- ชิงช้าสวรรค์ (ching-cháa-sà-wǎn)