ช่าง
See also: ช้าง
Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ช่าง d͡ʑ ˋ ā ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | châang |
| Royal Institute | chang | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰaːŋ˥˩/(R) | |
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- (colloquial): ชั่ง (châng)
Interjection
ช่าง • (châang)
- an expression to indicate that the speaker does not care about, mind, worry about, pay attention to, or have interest in someone or something.
- ก:เขาด่ามึงอยู่ ข:ช่าง
- gɔɔ: kǎo dàa mʉng yùu · kɔ̌ɔ: châang
- A: They're speaking ill of you! B: I don't care.
- ก:ลูกมึงติดคุกอีกแล้ว ข:ช่างแม่ง มันไม่ใช่ลูกกูแล้ว
- gɔɔ: lûuk mʉng dtìt kúk ìik lɛ́ɛo · kɔ̌ɔ: châang mɛ̂ng · man mâi-châi lûuk guu lɛ́ɛo
- A: Your son's been sent to gaol again! B: I don't give a damn! He's no longer my son!
- สายอีกแล้ว แต่ช่างเถิด
- sǎai ìik lɛ́ɛo · dtɛ̀ɛ châang tə̀ət
- You're late again, but it doesn't matter.
- ก:เขาด่ามึงอยู่ ข:ช่าง
- an expression to tell someone not to care about, mind, worry about, pay attention to, or have interest in someone or something.
Verb
ช่าง • (châang)
- to not care, mind, worry, pay attention, or have interest.
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 匠 (MC dzjangH, “craftsman, artisan”). Cognate with Lao ຊ່າງ (sāng), Zhuang cangh, Khmer ជាង (ciəng).
Adverb
ช่าง • (châang)
- quite; to a degree.
- Song of Solomon 7:6, KJV:
- Numbers 24:5, KJV:
- in a skilful manner; in a manner showing a liking, affection, or preference.
Noun
ช่าง • (châang)