เช้า

Thai

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɟa:wᶜ (morning; early). Compare Middle Chinese (MC t͡sɑuX, “morning, early”). Cognate with Lao ເຊົ້າ (sao), ᦋᧁᧉ (tsaw2), Shan ၸဝ်ႉ (tsâ̰w), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw), 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (choww), Zhuang caeux. Compare Vietnamese chào. May be cognate with เพรา (prao, morning).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเช้า
ed͡ʑˆā
Phonemicช้าว
d͡ʑˆāw
RomanizationPaibooncháao
Royal Institutechao
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰaːw˦˥/

Adverb

เช้า (cháao)

  1. in the early part of the morning.
  2. before the usual or appointed time; ahead of time.

Noun

เช้า (cháao)

  1. morning.
  2. (colloquial) the period of time between sunrise and sunset; the period of time that there is still daylight.
Usage notes
  • In Thai culture, morning denotes the period of time from 06:00 hours to 09:00 hours. It may sometimes be extended to 12:00 hours.
See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเช้า
ed͡ʑˆā
RomanizationPaibooncháo
Royal Institutechao
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰaw˦˥/

Noun

เช้า (cháo)

  1. (archaic) basket.
Derived terms
  • กระเช้า
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