ชนแก้ว

Thai

Etymology

ชน (chon, “to collide”) +‎ แก้ว (gɛ̂ɛo, “glass”), literally “to clink glasses”.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ชนแก้ว d͡ʑ n æ k ˆ w
Phonemic		ชน-แก้ว d͡ʑ n – æ k ˆ w
Romanization	Paiboon	chon-gɛ̂ɛo
	Royal Institute	chon-kaeo
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕʰon˧.kɛːw˥˩/(R)

Verb

ชนแก้ว • (chon-gɛ̂ɛo) (abstract noun การชนแก้ว)

1. to give a toast, clink glasses

Interjection

ชนแก้ว • (chon-gɛ̂ɛo)

1. cheers!

Further reading

• “ชนแก้ว” 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.