ช้างน้ำ

Thai

Etymology

From ช้าง (cháang, “elephant”) +‎ น้ำ (náam, “water”); literally "water elephant".

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ช้างน้ำ d͡ʑ ˆ ā ŋ n ˆ å
Phonemic		ช้าง-น้าม d͡ʑ ˆ ā ŋ – n ˆ ā m
Romanization	Paiboon	cháang-náam
	Royal Institute	chang-nam
(standard) IPA^(key)		/t͡ɕʰaːŋ˦˥.naːm˦˥/

Noun

ช้างน้ำ • (cháang-náam)

(slang) hippopotamus.
(slang, derogatory, offensive) obese person.

Synonyms

(hippopotamus): ฮิปโปโปเตมัส (híp-bpoo-bpoo-dtee-más)

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