ชนแก้ว

Thai

Etymology

ชน (chon, to collide) +‎ แก้ว (gɛ̂ɛo, glass), literally to clink glasses.

Pronunciation

Orthographicชนแก้ว
d͡ʑ n æ k ˆ w
Phonemic
ชน-แก้ว
d͡ʑ n – æ k ˆ w
RomanizationPaiboonchon-gɛ̂ɛo
Royal Institutechon-kaeo
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰon˧.kɛːw˥˩/(R)

Verb

ชนแก้ว • (chon-gɛ̂ɛo) (abstract noun การชนแก้ว)

  1. to give a toast, clink glasses

Interjection

ชนแก้ว • (chon-gɛ̂ɛo)

  1. cheers!

Further reading

  • ชนแก้ว” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.