ᨧᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ
Northern Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ɕɤwꟲ, from Middle Chinese 主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”). Cognate with Thai เจ้า (jâao), Lao ເຈົ້າ (chao), Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ᨧᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ | |
| Phonemic | เจ้า e t͡ɕ ˆ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ja᷆o |
| Royal Institute | chao | |
| (Chiang Mai) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕaw˥˥˨/ | |
| (Chiang Rai) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕaw˥˥/ | |
Pronoun
ᨧᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ • (transliteration needed)