Shan

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕaːŋ˦˨ˀ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːŋ

Noun

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ၸၢင်ႉ (tsâ̰ang) (classifier တူဝ်)

  1. elephant