ชาว

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lao ຊາວ (sāo), Lü ᦋᦱᧁ (tsaaw), Shan ၸၢဝ်း (tsáao).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ชาว d͡ʑ ā w
Romanization	Paiboon	chaao
	Royal Institute	chao
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕʰaːw˧/(R)

Noun

ชาว • (chaao)

1. (chiefly used as a prefix) approx. -er, -an, -ese, -ist etc.; people sharing something together, as nationality, duty, role, occupation, residence, religion, etc.