Thai edit

Etymology edit

Unknown. It is not the compound of สน (sǒn) and ใจ (jai) anyway. Compare Lao ສົນໃຈ (son chai).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicสนใจ
s n au t͡ɕ
Phonemic
สน-ไจ
s n – ai t͡ɕ
RomanizationPaiboonsǒn-jai
Royal Instituteson-chai
(standard) IPA(key)/son˩˩˦.t͡ɕaj˧/(R)

Verb edit

สนใจ (sǒn-jai) (abstract noun การสนใจ)

  1. to be interested, to care.

Adjective edit

สนใจ (sǒn-jai) (abstract noun ความสนใจ)

  1. interested, caring.