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เจ้าสัว

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Thai

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Etymology

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Phono-semantic matching of Teochew (zo7, seat; base) + (suan1, mountain); the first syllable was matched with existing เจ้า (jâao, lord).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเจ้าสัว
e t͡ɕ ˆ ā s ạ w
Phonemic
เจ้า-สัว
e t͡ɕ ˆ ā – s ạ w
RomanizationPaiboonjâo-sǔua
Royal Institutechao-sua
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕaw˥˩.sua̯˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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เจ้าสัว (jâo-sǔua)

  1. business magnate (especially one of Chinese ethnicity)