ช้อน

Thai

Etymology

Unknown. Shared lexeme across several languages in mainland Southeast Asia, including Lao ຊ້ອນ (sǭn), Burmese ဇွန်း (jwan:), Mon ဇန် (còn).[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ช้อน d͡ʑ ˆ ɒ n
Romanization	Paiboon	chɔ́ɔn
	Royal Institute	chon
(standard) IPA^(key)		/t͡ɕʰɔːn˦˥/^(R)

Noun

ช้อน • (chɔ́ɔn) (classifier คัน)

spoon.

References

Mathias Jenny (2015) “Foreign influence in the Burmese language”, in International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges (in Thai)

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[1] Mathias Jenny (2015) “Foreign influence in the Burmese language”, in International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges (in Thai)