ช้อน
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown. Shared lexeme across several languages in mainland Southeast Asia, including Lao ຊ້ອນ (sǭn), Northern Thai ᨩᩬ᩶ᩁ, Tai Dón ꪋꪮꪙꫂ, Shan ၸွၼ်ႉ (tsâ̰un), Zhuang conj, Zuojiang Zhuang conj, Burmese ဇွန်း (jwan:), Mon ဇန် (còn).[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic/Phonemic | ช้อน d͡ʑ ˆ ɒ n | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | chɔ́ɔn |
| Royal Institute | chon | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰɔːn˦˥/(R) | |
Verb
[edit]ช้อน • (chɔ́ɔn) (abstract noun การช้อน)
Noun
[edit]ช้อน • (chɔ́ɔn) (classifier คัน)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mathias Jenny (2015), “Foreign influence in the Burmese language”, in International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges (in Thai)
Further reading
[edit]- “ช้อน” 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.