See also: ช่าง

Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicช้าง
d͡ʑ ˆ ā ŋ
RomanizationPaibooncháang
Royal Institutechang
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰaːŋ˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

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elephant

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ² (elephant), from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ (elephant), from Middle Chinese (MC zjangX, “elephant”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Isan ซ่าง, Lao ຊ້າງ (sāng), ᦋᦱᧂᧉ (tsaang²), Tai Dam ꪋ꫁ꪱꪉ, Shan ၸၢင်ႉ (tsâ̰ang), Tai Nüa ᥓᥣᥒᥳ (tsȧang), Ahom 𑜋𑜂𑜫 (chaṅ), Zhuang ciengh, Saek ซาง.

Noun

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ช้าง (cháang)

  1. elephant
  2. (chess) bishop
  3. (figurative) person or thing of great influence or power
Usage notes
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  • Elephants are classified as follows:
Classifier For
โขลง (klǒong) Herds of elephants
ช้าง (cháang) Government-registered elephants
เชือก (chʉ̂ʉak) Domesticated elephants
ตัว (dtuua) Wild elephants
Synonyms
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elephant

Adjective

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ช้าง (cháang) (abstract noun ความช้าง)

  1. (slang) great (in importance, size, amount, number, degree, etc)

Classifier

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ช้าง (cháang)

  1. Classifier for elephants registered by the government.

Etymology 2

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Rhynchostylis gigantea

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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ช้าง (cháang)

  1. (botany) foxtail orchid (Rhynchostylis gigantea)
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