ชิน

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ชิน d͡ʑ i n
Romanization	Paiboon	chin
	Royal Institute	chin
(standard) IPA^(key)		/t͡ɕʰin˧/^(R)

Etymology 1

Compare Middle Chinese 鉛 (MC ywen, “lead (metal)”). Cognate with Lao ຊືນ (sư̄n), Northern Thai ᨩᩨ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᨩᩨ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦋᦹᧃ (tsuen), Shan ၸိုၼ်း (tsúen), Tai Dam ꪋꪳꪙ, Tai Nüa ᥓᥧᥢᥰ (tsün).

Alternative forms

*ชืน (*chʉʉn)

Noun

ชิน • (chin)

lead-tin alloy for making amulet.
(archaic) black lead or tin.

Descendants

→ Northern Thai: ᨩᩥ᩠ᨶ (another word aside cognates)

Verb

ชิน • (chin) (abstract noun การชิน)

to be used to; to be accustomed to; to be familiar with

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