ชั่ง
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Tai *ɟaŋᴮ, probably from Middle Chinese 秤 (MC tsyhingH, “scales”) or 稱 (MC tsyhing|tsyhingH, “to weigh”). Cognate with Lao ຊັ່ງ (sang), Lü ᦋᧂᧈ (tsang¹), Shan ၸင်ႈ (tsāng), Zhuang caengh.
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic/Phonemic | ชั่ง d͡ʑ ạ ˋ ŋ | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | châng |
| Royal Institute | chang | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰaŋ˥˩/(R) | |
| Audio | ||
Noun
[edit]ชั่ง • (châng)
- a traditional Thai unit of currency, equal to 80 บาท (bàat) or 20 ตำลึง (dtam-lʉng)
- a traditional Thai unit of volume, equal to 20 ตำลึง (dtam-lʉng) or 1,200 grams
- a traditional Chinese unit of volume, equal to 600 grams
Verb
[edit]ชั่ง • (châng) (abstract noun การชั่ง)
- to weigh
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ชั่ง” 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.