ชโย
Thai
Etymology
From Pali jayo, nominative singular form of jaya (“victory”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ชโย d͡ʑ o y | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ชะ-โย d͡ʑ a – o y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | chá-yoo |
| Royal Institute | cha-yo | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰa˦˥.joː˧/(R) | |
Noun
ชโย • (chá-yoo)
- (poetic) victory
Interjection
ชโย • (chá-yoo)
- hurrah!
- 1913, Luang Saranupraphan, “สรรเสริญพระบารมี”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- ดุจถวายชัย ชโย
- Dutcha Thawai Chai Chayo
- As we wish you victory, hurrah!
- 1939, Luang Saranupraphan, “เพลงชาติไทย”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- เถลิงประเทศชาติไทยทวี มีชัย ชโย
- Thalœ̄ng prathēt chāt Thai thawī, mī chai, chayō!
- For the nation’s safety, freedom and progress. Hurrah!
Verb
ชโย • (chá-yoo) (abstract noun การชโย)
See also
- ไชโย (chai-yoo)
Further reading
- “ชโย” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.