ชะมัด

Thai

Etymology

Possibly from Classical Persian شاباش (šābāš, good job).

Pronunciation

Orthographicชะมัด
d͡ʑ a m ạ ɗ
Phonemic
ชะ-มัด
d͡ʑ a – m ạ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonchá-mát
Royal Institutecha-mat
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰa˦˥.mat̚˦˥/(R)

Adverb

ชะมัด • (chá-mát)

  1. (mildly vulgar) quite; very.
    น่ารัก
    nâa-rák chá-mát
    So damn pretty!
    ร้อน
    rɔ́ɔn chá-mát
    It's damn hot! (describing the weather)

Descendants

  • Lao: ຊະມັດ (sa mat)