ᨩ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ

Northern Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ (“elephant”), from Middle Chinese 象 (MC zjangX, “elephant”). Cognate with Thai ช้าง (cháang), Isan ซ่าง, Lao ຊ້າງ (sāng), Lü ᦋᦱᧂᧉ (tsaang²), Tai Dam ꪋ꫁ꪱꪉ, Shan ၸၢင်ႉ (tsâ̰ang), Tai Nüa ᥓᥣᥒᥳ (tsȧang), Ahom 𑜋𑜂𑜫 (chaṅ), Zhuang ciengh, Saek ซาง.

Pronunciation

Orthographicᨩ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ
Phonemicจ๊าง
t͡ɕ ˊ ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonjáang
Royal Institutechang
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/t͡ɕaːŋ˦˥/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/t͡ɕaːŋ˥˥˧/

Noun

ᨩ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ • (cang)

  1. elephant
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