อิฉัน

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†อีฉัน (ii-chǎn)

 

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อิฉัน ɒ i t͡ɕʰ ạ n
Phonemic		อิ-ฉัน ɒ i – t͡ɕʰ ạ n
Romanization	Paiboon	ì-chǎn
	Royal Institute	i-chan
(standard) IPA(key)		/ʔi˨˩.t͡ɕʰan˩˩˦/(R)

Pronoun

อิฉัน • (ì-chǎn)

1. (formal and archaic, women's speech) a first person pronoun employed by a female when addressing a person of equal or higher status, as opposed to the male pronoun ดิฉัน (dì-chǎn).
2. (formal, somewhat dated, women's speech) a first person pronoun employed by a female when addressing a commoner of equal or higher status.

Related terms

• ดิฉัน (dì-chǎn)