ᨧᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ

See also: ᨧᩲ and ᨧᩱ

Northern Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɕɤwꟲ, from Middle Chinese 主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”). Cognate with Thai เจ้า (jâao), Lao ເຈົ້າ (chao), Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ᨧᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ
Phonemic		เจ้า e t͡ɕ ˆ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	ja᷆o
	Royal Institute	chao
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕaw˥˥˨/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕaw˥˥/

Pronoun

ᨧᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ • (transliteration needed)

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