ชัย
Thai
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Sanskrit जय (jaya, “victory”) or Pali jaya (“victory”); probably via Old Khmer jaya°, °jaya, jayya°. Cognate with Khmer ជ័យ (cɨy), ជយ (cɔɔy); Lao ໄຊ (sai).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ชัย d͡ʑ ạ y | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ไช ai d͡ʑ | [bound form] ไช-ยะ- ai d͡ʑ – y a – | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | chai | chai-yá- |
| Royal Institute | chai | chai-ya- | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰaj˧/(R) | /t͡ɕʰaj˧.ja˦˥./ | |
| Homophones | ไช ไชย | ||
Noun
ชัย • (chai)
- victory.
- (เรือ~) royal barge serving as the presiding barge or containing the Buddha image พระชัย (prá-chai) in a royal barge procession.
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Further reading
- “ชัย” 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.