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เช้า

noun

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1
n.

morning

2
n.

forenoon

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From Proto-Tai *ɟaːwꟲ (“early morning”). Compare Middle Chinese 早 (MC tsawX, “morning, early”). Cognate with Lao ເຊົ້າ (sao), Lü ᦋᧁᧉ (tsaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪋ꫁ꪱ, Tai Dón ꪹꪋꪱꫂ, Shan ၸဝ်ႉ (tsâ̰o), Phake ꩡ︀ွ် (caw), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw), 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (choww), Zhuang caeux. Compare Vietnamese chào. May be cognate with เพรา (prao, “morning”).

In a sentence

เช้าของทุกวันเด็กบ้านนี้จะตักบาตรก่อนไปโรงเรียน

From Wiktionary

1
adv.

in the early part of the morning.

2
adv.

before the usual or appointed time; ahead of time.

3
n.

morning.

4
n. · (colloquial)

the period of time between sunrise and sunset; the period of time that there is still daylight.

5
n. · (archaic)

basket.

มหาชาติคำหลวง, กัณฑ์มัทรี: ครั้นเช้าก็หิ้วเช้า ชายป่าเต้าไปตามชาย krán cháao gɔ̂ɔ hîo cháo · chaai bpà dâo bpai dtamm chaai As the morning came, she carried a basket and set out along the edge of the forest in quest of the man.