ฉัน
Thai
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Clipping of ดิฉัน (dì-chǎn) or อิฉัน (ì-chǎn). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Compare Khmer ឆាន់ (chan, “I; me; my”).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | ฉัน t͡ɕʰ ạ n | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ฉัน t͡ɕʰ ạ n | [colloquial] ชั้น d͡ʑ ạ ˆ n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | chǎn | chán |
| Royal Institute | chan | chan | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰan˩˩˦/(R) | /t͡ɕʰan˦˥/(R) | |
| Homophones | ฉันท์ | ||
| Audio | |||
Pronoun
[edit]ฉัน • (chǎn)
- (informal) a first-person pronoun used by anyone when addressing a person of equal or lower status
Derived terms
[edit]- ตัวฉันเอง
- ส่วนตัวฉัน
- หม่อมฉัน (mɔ̀m-chǎn)
See also
[edit]| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | masculine | ผม (pǒm) | เรา (rao) |
| feminine | ดิฉัน (dì-chǎn) | ||
| feminine or neutral (colloquial) |
ฉัน (chǎn) | ||
| 2nd person | คุณ (kun) | ||
| 3rd person | masculine, feminine |
เขา (kǎo) | |
| neutral | มัน (man) | ||
Etymology 2
[edit]Cognate with Lao ສັນ (san), Lü ᦶᦉᧃ (ṡaen) or ᦉᧃ (ṡan).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic/Phonemic | ฉัน t͡ɕʰ ạ n | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | chǎn |
| Royal Institute | chan | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰan˩˩˦/(R) | |
| Homophones | ฉันท์ | |
| Audio | ||
Conjunction
[edit]ฉัน • (chǎn)
Derived terms
[edit]Preposition
[edit]ฉัน • (chǎn)
Etymology 3
[edit]Compare Lao ສັນ (san, “to eat”), Khmer ឆាន់ (chan, “to eat”).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic/Phonemic | ฉัน t͡ɕʰ ạ n | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | chǎn |
| Royal Institute | chan | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰan˩˩˦/(R) | |
| Homophones | ฉันท์ | |
| Audio | ||
Verb
[edit]ฉัน • (chǎn) (abstract noun การฉัน)
- (ecclesiastical, transitive) to eat; to drink; to take; to consume
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 4
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic/Phonemic | ฉัน t͡ɕʰ ạ n | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | chǎn |
| Royal Institute | chan | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰan˩˩˦/(R) | |
| Homophones | ฉันท์ | |
| Audio | ||
Adjective
[edit]ฉัน • (chǎn)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ฉัน” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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