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Etymology edit

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), Shan ၸၢင်ႉ (tsâ̰ang), Tai Nüa ᥓᥣᥒᥳ (tsȧang), Ahom 𑜋𑜂𑜫 (chaṅ), Zhuang ciengh, Saek ซาง.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːŋ˧˩ˀ]
  • Hyphenation: ꪋ꫁ꪱꪉ
  • Rhymes: -aːŋ

Noun edit

ꪋ꫁ꪱꪉ (ꞌchạng)

  1. elephant