ชโย

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Pali jayo, nominative singular form of jaya (victory).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicชโย
d͡ʑ o y
Phonemic
ชะ-โย
d͡ʑ a – o y
RomanizationPaiboonchá-yoo
Royal Institutecha-yo
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰa˦˥.joː˧/(R)

Noun

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ชโย (chá-yoo)

  1. (poetic) victory

Interjection

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ชโย (chá-yoo)

  1. hurrah!
    • 1913, Luang Saranupraphan, “สรรเสริญพระบารมี”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      ดุจถวายชัย ชโย
      Dutcha Thawai Chai Chayo
      As we wish you victory, hurrah!
    • 1939, Luang Saranupraphan, “เพลงชาติไทย”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      เถลิงประเทศชาติไทยทวี มีชัย ชโย
      Thalœ̄ng prathēt chāt Thai thawī, mī chai, chayō!
      For the nation’s safety, freedom and progress. Hurrah!

See also

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