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เจ้า

เจ้า

Northern Thai

Adverb

เจ้า (jâo)

  1. used by females to express affirmation, assent, agreement, acceptance, or acknowledgement.

Pronoun

เจ้า (jâo)

  1. a first person pronoun, employed by females.

Particle

เจ้า (jâo)

  1. a particle used at the end of a sentence, employed by females.

Thai

Etymology 1

Compare Old Khmer cau, cauva, co, cova, cco, ccova, ccau, and , all pronounced the same, /caw/, and meaning "chief; head", corresponding to Modern Khmer ចៅ (chau).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Orthographic เจ้า
et͡ɕˆā
Phonemic จ้าว
t͡ɕˆāw
Paiboon jâao
(Bangkok) IPA(key) /t͡ɕäːw˥˩/

Noun

เจ้า (jâao)

  1. god; diety.
  2. priest.
  3. chief; lord; master.
  4. royal person.
  5. a honorific for the aforementioned persons, added before or after their names or titles.
  6. (historical) a title given to a prince or princess of Lan Na.
  7. (colloquial) a title given to a prince or princess holding the rank of หม่อมเจ้า.
  8. owner.
  9. seller; vendor; merchant.
  10. expert; specialist.

Classifier

เจ้า (jâao)

  1. used to classify service providers and service receivers.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic เจ้า
et͡ɕˆā
Paiboon jâo
(Bangkok) IPA(key) /t͡ɕäw˥˩/

Noun

เจ้า (jâo)

  1. (colloquial) a title given to a person of lower status.
  2. (colloquial) a title of endearment for anyone or anything.

Pronoun

เจ้า (jâo)

  1. (dated) a second or third person pronoun, used to address a person of lower status or younger person.
Usage notes
  • Often used with the first person pronoun ข้า (kâa).