ชาวเขา

Thai

Etymology

From ชาว (chaao, “prefix for a group of persons sharing something (nationality, occupation, religion, etc.)”) +‎ เขา (kǎo, “hill; mountain”); literally "mountain people".

Pronunciation
Orthographicชาวเขา
d͡ʑ ā w e kʰ ā
Phonemicชาว-เขา
d͡ʑ ā w – e kʰ ā
RomanizationPaiboonchaao-kǎo
Royal Institutechao-khao
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰaːw˧.kʰaw˩˩˦/

Noun

ชาวเขา • (chaao-kǎo)

  1. a tribesman who lives in the mountains; a hillman.

Synonyms
Synonyms
  • ชาวดอย
  • บรรพตวาสี

References
  • Royal Institute of Thailand. (2009). Photchananukrom Kham Mai Lem Song Chabap Ratchabandittayasathan พจนานุกรมคำใหม่ เล่ม ๒ ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน [Royal Institute Dictionary of New Words, Volume 2]. (in Thai). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. →ISBN. p. 34.
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