Dictionary entry

ชวน

chuuanverb

induce

#1743 most common1 syllablein 1 reading

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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented

1v.

persuadelexitron

2v.

inducelexitron

3n.

quicknesswiktionary

4n.

witwiktionary

5v.

to persuade; to induce; to urgewiktionary

In the readings

real sentences, spoken by real voices

เพื่อนๆ ชวนกันมาทำงานที่กรุงเทพ

Friends were going to Bangkok for work.

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Built from

Cognate with Isan ชวน, Lao ຊວນ (sūan), Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᩅᩁ (“cuan⁴”), Khün ᨩ᩠ᩅᩁ. Compare Lü ᦷᦋ (tso), Shan ၸူဝ်း (tsó) or သူၼ်း (súun), Tai Nüa ᥓᥨᥝᥰ (tsöw), Ahom 𑜋𑜥 (chū), Middle Chinese 勸 (MC khjwonH). From Sanskrit जवन (javana, “quick”) or Pali javana (“quick”).

A note on usage

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