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เช้า

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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1n.

morninglexitron

2n.

forenoonlexitron

3adv.

in the early part of the morningwiktionary

4adv.

before the usual or appointed time; ahead of timewiktionary

5n.

morningwiktionary

6n.

the period of time between sunrise and sunset; the period of time that there is still daylight(colloquial)wiktionary

7n.

basket(archaic)wiktionary

In the readings

real sentences, spoken by real voices

ฉันชอบมาตอนเช้าที่คนยังน้อย

I like to come in the morning when there are still few people.

Koko · เลยfrom น้ำตก →

ทุกเช้าฉันเปิดแอปในโทรศัพท์

Every morning I open the app on my phone.

Ploy · เชียงใหม่from ไรเดอร์ →

แต่หลายคนตื่นเช้ากว่าปกติ

But many people wake up earlier than usual.

Ploy · เชียงใหม่from วันพระ →

Built from

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”).