เจริญ

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Thai[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer *cren or Angkorian Old Khmer cren (to celebrate; to develop, to grow; to increase, to proliferate; to promote; to improve; to cultivate; to prosper; to exist or occur in great quantity or number; etc); extended as caṃren, from which Thai จำเริญ (jam-rəən) is derived. Cognate with Modern Khmer ច្រើន (craən), Lao ຈະເລີນ (cha lœ̄n) or ຈະເຣີນ (cha rœ̄n).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicเจริญ
e t͡ɕ r i ɲ
Phonemic
จะ-เริน
t͡ɕ a – e r i n
RomanizationPaiboonjà-rəən
Royal Institutecha-roen
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕa˨˩.rɤːn˧/(R)

Verb[edit]

เจริญ (jà-rəən) (abstract noun การเจริญ or ความเจริญ)

  1. to grow; to increase; to develop.
  2. to promote the growth, increase, or development (of): to cultivate, to foster, to further, etc.
    เจริญไมตรี
    jà-rəən mai-dtrii
    to cultivate friendship
  3. to flourish; to prosper; to thrive.
  4. (of a religious formula, mantra, etc) to chant; to recite.
    เจริญพุทธมนต์
    jà-rəən pút-tá mon
    to chant a Buddhist mantra
  5. (archaic) to cut; to discard; to dispose of; to get rid of.
    เจริญเกศา
    jà-rəən gee-sǎa
    to cut hair

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