ชิน

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicชิน
d͡ʑ i n
RomanizationPaiboonchin
Royal Institutechin
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰin˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Compare Middle Chinese 鉛 (MC ywen, “lead (metal)”). Cognate with Lao ຊືນ (sư̄n), Northern Thai ᨩᩨ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᨩᩨ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦋᦹᧃ (tsuen), Shan ၸိုၼ်း (tsúen), Tai Dam ꪋꪳꪙ, Tai Nüa ᥓᥧᥢᥰ (tsün).

Alternative forms

  • *ชืน (*chʉʉn)

Noun

ชิน • (chin)

  1. lead-tin alloy for making amulet.
  2. (archaic) black lead or tin.
Descendants
  • → Northern Thai: ᨩᩥ᩠ᨶ (another word aside cognates)

Etymology 2

Verb

ชิน • (chin) (abstract noun การชิน)

  1. to be used to; to be accustomed to; to be familiar with
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