เช้า
Thai
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *ɟa:wᶜ (“morning; early”). Compare Middle Chinese 早 (MC t͡sɑuX, “morning, early”). Cognate with Lao ເຊົ້າ (sao), Lü ᦋᧁᧉ (tsaw2), Shan ၸဝ်ႉ (tsâ̰w), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw), 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (choww), Zhuang caeux. Compare Vietnamese chào. May be cognate with เพรา (prao, “morning”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | เช้า e d͡ʑ ˆ ā | |
| Phonemic | ช้าว d͡ʑ ˆ ā w | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | cháao |
| Royal Institute | chao | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰaːw˦˥/ | |
Adverb
เช้า • (cháao)
Noun
เช้า • (cháao)
- morning.
- (colloquial) the period of time between sunrise and sunset; the period of time that there is still daylight.
Usage notes
- In Thai culture, morning denotes the period of time from 06:00 hours to 09:00 hours. It may sometimes be extended to 12:00 hours.
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | เช้า e d͡ʑ ˆ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | cháo |
| Royal Institute | chao | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰaw˦˥/ | |
Noun
เช้า • (cháo)
- (archaic) basket.
- มหาชาติคำหลวง, กัณฑ์มัทรี:
- มหาชาติคำหลวง, กัณฑ์มัทรี:
Derived terms
- กระเช้า
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