Thai
Etymology
From Sanskrit जवन (javana, “quick”) or Pali javana (“quick”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | เชาวน์
e d͡ʑ ā w n ʻ |
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| Phonemic | เชา
e d͡ʑ ā |
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| Romanization | Paiboon | chao |
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| Royal Institute | chao |
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| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰaw˧/(R) |
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| Homophones | เชาว์ |
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Noun
เชาวน์ • (chao)
- wit, quick thinking, intelligence, often used with ปัญญา (bpan-yaa) "wisdom"
- พ่ออยากให้ลูกมีปัญญาสูง
- pɔ̂ɔ yàak hâi lûuk mii chao bpan-yaa sǔung
- The father wants his children to be highly intelligent (lit. "to have high intelligence").