เชาวน์

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Thai[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit जवन (javana, “quick”) or Pali javana (“quick”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicเชาวน์
e d͡ʑ ā w n ʻ
Phonemic
เชา
e d͡ʑ ā
RomanizationPaiboonchao
Royal Institutechao
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰaw˧/(R)
Homophonesเชาว์

Noun[edit]

เชาวน์ • (chao)

  1. wit, quick thinking, intelligence, often used with ปัญญา (bpan-yaa) "wisdom"
    พ่ออยากให้ลูกมีเชาวน์ปัญญาสูง
    pɔ̂ɔ yàak hâi lûuk mii chao bpan-yaa sǔung
    The father wants his children to be highly intelligent (lit. "to have high intelligence").
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