ชนะ

Thai

Etymology

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

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˦˥/

Verb

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

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

Noun

ชนะ • (chá-ná)

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

Derived terms

ชนะงา
ชนะใจ
ชัยชนะ (chai-chá-ná)
เอาชนะ