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Etymology edit

Uncertain.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicดิฉัน
ɗ i t͡ɕʰ ạ n
Phonemic
ดิ-ฉัน
ɗ i – t͡ɕʰ ạ n
RomanizationPaiboondì-chǎn
Royal Institutedi-chan
(standard) IPA(key)/di˨˩.t͡ɕʰan˩˩˦/(R)

Pronoun edit

ดิฉัน (dì-chǎn)

  1. (formal and archaic, men's speech) a first person pronoun employed by a male when addressing a person of equal or higher status.
  2. (formal, women's speech) a first person pronoun employed by a female when addressing a commoner of equal or higher status.
    ดิฉันชื่อ...ค่ะ
    dì-chǎn chʉ̂ʉ ... kâ
    My name is ... .

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