ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦ

Northern Thai

Etymology

From Middle Chinese (MC dzyeng, “city”). Cognate with Thai เชียง (chiiang), Lao ຊຽງ (sīang), ᦵᦋᧂ (tseng), Shan ၵဵင်း (káeng).

Pronunciation

Orthographicᨩ᩠ᨿᨦ
Phonemicเจียง
e t͡ɕ ī y ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonjiiang
Royal Institutechiang
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/t͡ɕia̯ŋ˧/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/t͡ɕia̯ŋ˧˧˦/

Noun

ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦ • (transliteration needed)

  1. city