เช้า
Thai
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *ɟaːwꟲ (“early morning”). Compare Middle Chinese 早 (MC tsawX, “morning, early”). Cognate with Lao ເຊົ້າ (sao), Lü ᦋᧁᧉ (tsaw²), Shan ၸဝ်ႉ (tsâ̰o), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw), 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (choww), Zhuang caeux. Compare Vietnamese chào. May be cognate with เพรา (prao, “morning”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | เช้า e d͡ʑ ˆ ā | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ช้าว d͡ʑ ˆ ā w | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | cháao |
| Royal Institute | chao | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰaːw˦˥/(R) | |
Adverb
เช้า • (cháao)
Noun
เช้า • (cháao)
- morning.
- (colloquial) the period of time between sunrise and sunset; the period of time that there is still daylight.
Usage notes
- In Thai culture, morning denotes the period of time from 06:00 hours to 09:00 hours. It may sometimes be extended to 12:00 hours.
See also
- Appendix:Thai/Time
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | เช้า e d͡ʑ ˆ ā | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | cháo |
| Royal Institute | chao | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰaw˦˥/(R) | |
Noun
เช้า • (cháo)
- (archaic) basket.
- มหาชาติคำหลวง, กัณฑ์มัทรี:
- มหาชาติคำหลวง, กัณฑ์มัทรี:
Derived terms
- กระเช้า (grà-cháo)