ชนะ

Thai

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) ชะนะ

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ชนะ d͡ʑ n a
Phonemic		ชะ-นะ d͡ʑ a – n a
Romanization	Paiboon	chá-ná
	Royal Institute	cha-na
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕʰa˦˥.naʔ˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

From Old Khmer ជ្នះ (jnaḥ, “to overcome; to win; to conquer; etc”) or Old Mon ဇၞး (jnaḥ, “to be victorious”). Extended as Thai ชำนะ. Cognate with Modern Khmer ឈ្នះ (chnĕəh), Modern Mon ဇၞး, Lao ຊະນະ (sa na).

Verb

ชนะ • (chá-ná) (abstract noun การชนะ or ความชนะ)

1. to win; to conquer; to defeat; to overcome; to prevail; to best; to beat.

Derived terms

• ชนะงา
• ชนะใจ
• ชัยชนะ (chai-chá-ná)
• เอาชนะ (ao-chá-ná)

 

Etymology 2

Noun

ชนะ • (chá-ná)

1. (กลอง~) a type of double-headed barrel drum, sounded with bent drumsticks, traditionally used as an emblem of royalty.