แช่

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɟeːᴮ (“to soak”), from Middle Chinese 漬 (MC dzjeH, “to soak; soaked”). Cognate with Isan แซ่, Lao ແຊ່ (sǣ), Shan ၸႄႈ (tsāae), Ahom 𑜋𑜦𑜧 (chē).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		แช่ æ d͡ʑ ˋ
Romanization	Paiboon	chɛ̂ɛ
	Royal Institute	chae
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕʰɛː˥˩/(R)

Verb

แช่ • (chɛ̂ɛ) (abstract noun การแช่)

1. to soak; to steep; to immerse.