Thai

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Etymology

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Calque of English Indochina, from French Indochine.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicอินโดจีน
ɒ i n o ɗ t͡ɕ ī n
Phonemic
อิน-โด-จีน
ɒ i n – o ɗ – t͡ɕ ī n
RomanizationPaiboonin-doo-jiin
Royal Institutein-do-chin
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔin˧.doː˧.t͡ɕiːn˧/(R)

Proper noun

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อินโดจีน (in-doo-jiin)

  1. (dated) Indochina (a peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia, consisting of the mainland portion, not including islands such as those of Indonesia)
  2. (historical) Indochina (a former French colony in Southeast Asia comprising the peninsula containing Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos; in full, French Indochina)