ชาว
Thai
Etymology
Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lao ຊາວ (sāo), Lü ᦋᦱᧁ (tsaaw), Shan ၸၢဝ်း (tsáaw).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ชาว d͡ʑ ā w | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | chaao |
| Royal Institute | chao | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰaːw˧/ | |
Noun
ชาว • (chaao)
- (chiefly used as a prefix) people sharing something together, as nationality, duty, role, occupation, residence, religion, etc.