ชำนาญ

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer ជំនាញ (jaṃnāña, talented; expert; skilled; capable), whence Thai ชาญ (chaan). Cognate with Lao ຊຳນານ (sam nān) and Modern Khmer ជំនាញ (cumniəñ), an extended form of Khmer ជាញ (ciəñ).

Pronunciation

Orthographicชำนาญ
d͡ʑ å n ā ɲ
Phonemic
ชำ-นาน
d͡ʑ å – n ā n
RomanizationPaibooncham-naan
Royal Institutecham-nan
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰam˧.naːn˧/(R)

Verb

ชำนาญ • (cham-naan) (abstract noun การชำนาญ)

  1. to be skillful; to be expert in; to be experienced in.

Derived terms

  • ชำนิชำนาญ
  • ผู้ชำนาญ