จำเริญ

Thai

Etymology

From Angkorian Old Khmer caṃren, caṃmren, camren (“to cause to increase, to make prosper; to increase, to enlarge, to improve, to develop”) or Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer caṃren (idem), extended forms of *cren, from which Thai เจริญ (jà-rəən) was derived. Cognate with Modern Khmer ចំរើន (cɑmraən), Lao ຈຳເລີນ (cham lœ̄n) or ຈຳເຣີນ (cham rœ̄n).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		จำเริญ t͡ɕ å e r i ɲ
Phonemic		จำ-เริน t͡ɕ å – e r i n
Romanization	Paiboon	jam-rəən
	Royal Institute	cham-roen
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕam˧.rɤːn˧/(R)

Verb

จำเริญ • (jam-rəən) (abstract noun การจำเริญ or ความจำเริญ)

1. (elegant and archaic, now often considered humorous) Alternative form of เจริญ (jà-rəən)