เช้า

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Thai

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *ɟaːwꟲ (early morning). Compare Middle Chinese (MC tsawX, “morning, early”). Cognate with Lao ເຊົ້າ (sao), ᦋᧁᧉ (tsaw²), Shan ၸဝ်ႉ (tsâ̰o), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw), 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (choww), Zhuang caeux. Compare Vietnamese chào. May be cognate with เพรา (prao, morning).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเช้า
e d͡ʑ ˆ ā
Phonemic
ช้าว
d͡ʑ ˆ ā w
RomanizationPaibooncháao
Royal Institutechao
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰaːw˦˥/(R)

Adverb

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เช้า (cháao)

  1. in the early part of the morning.
  2. before the usual or appointed time; ahead of time.

Noun

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เช้า (cháao)

  1. morning.
  2. (colloquial) the period of time between sunrise and sunset; the period of time that there is still daylight.
Usage notes
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  • 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
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicเช้า
e d͡ʑ ˆ ā
RomanizationPaibooncháo
Royal Institutechao
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰaw˦˥/(R)

Noun

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เช้า (cháo)

  1. (archaic) basket.
Derived terms
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