Dictionary entry
ชั้น
chánnoun
class
Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1n.
class; rank; grade; level; degree; rate; caste; series; rowcurated
2n.
storey; floor; levelwiktionary
3n.
layerwiktionary
4n.
shelfwiktionary
Built from
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɟanꟲ⁴ (“layer”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩᩢ᩠᩶ᨶ, Lao ຊັ້ນ (san), Lü ᦋᧃᧉ (tsan²) or ᦶᦋᧃᧉ (tsaen²), Shan ၸၼ်ႉ (tsâ̰n), Ahom 𑜋𑜃𑜫 (chan). In taxonomy, semantic loan from English class.
A note on usage
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