Wiktionary

ช่าง

See also: ช้าง

Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicช่าง
d͡ʑ ˋ ā ŋ
Phonemic
ช่าง
d͡ʑ ˋ ā ŋ
ชั่ง
d͡ʑ ạ ˋ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonchâangchâng
Royal Institutechangchang
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰaːŋ˥˩/(R)/t͡ɕʰaŋ˥˩/(R)
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Etymology 1 edit

Alternative forms edit

Interjection edit

ช่าง • (châang)

  1. an expression to indicate that the speaker does not care about, mind, worry about, pay attention to, or have interest in someone or something.
    ก:เขาด่ามึงอยู่ ข:ช่าง
    gɔɔ: kǎo dàa mʉng yùu · kɔ̌ɔ: châang
    A: They're speaking ill of you! B: I don't care.
    ก:ลูกมึงติดคุกอีกแล้ว ข:ช่างแม่ง มันไม่ใช่ลูกกูแล้ว
    gɔɔ: lûuk mʉng dtìt kúk ìik lɛ́ɛo · kɔ̌ɔ: châang mɛ̂ng · man mâi-châi lûuk guu lɛ́ɛo
    A: Your son's been sent to gaol again! B: I don't give a damn! He's no longer my son!
    สายอีกแล้ว แต่ช่างเถิด
    sǎai ìik lɛ́ɛo · dtɛ̀ɛ châang tə̀ət
    You're late again, but it doesn't matter.
  2. an expression to tell someone not to care about, mind, worry about, pay attention to, or have interest in someone or something.
    ก:หนูทำแจกันแตก ข:ช่างเถิด
    gɔɔ: nǔu tam jɛɛ-gan dtɛ̀ɛk · kɔ̌ɔ: châang tə̀ət
    A: I just broke your vase. B: Never mind.
    ก:ว่าไงนะ ข:ช่างเหอะ
    gɔɔ: wâa ngai ná · kɔ̌ɔ: châang hə̀
    A: What did you just said? B: Forget it.

Verb edit

ช่าง • (châang)

  1. to not care, mind, worry, pay attention, or have interest.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɟaːŋᴮ² (“artisan; skillful”), from Middle Chinese 匠 (MC dzjangH, “craftsman, artisan”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᨩ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Lao ຊ່າງ (sāng), Lü ᦋᦱᧂᧈ (tsaang¹), Shan ၸၢင်ႈ (tsāang), Phake ꩡင် (caṅ), Tai Dam ꪋ꪿ꪱꪉ, Ahom 𑜋𑜂𑜫 (chaṅ), Zhuang cangh, Khmer ជាង (ciəng).

Adverb edit

ช่าง • (châang)

  1. quite; to a degree.
  2. in a skilful manner; in a manner showing a liking, affection, or preference.

Noun edit

ช่าง • (châang)

  1. person skilled in something: artisan, craftsman, master, technician, etc.
Derived terms edit
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