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| ช้าง chaangH | ![]() |
| contents of this page | |||
| 1. | ช้าง | chaangH | elephant; pachyderm; Elephas maximus |
| 2. | ลูกช้าง | luukF chaangH | elephant calf |
| 3. | ทรงช้าง | sohngM chaangH | [royal use only] to ride an elephant |
| 4. | ช้าง | chaangH | [numerical classifier for royally enrolled elephants] |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ช้าง |
| IPA | tɕʰáːŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | chang |
| similar sounding | ช่าง, ชั่ง | ||
1.  [noun] | |||
| definition | elephant; pachyderm; Elephas maximus | ||
| image | ![]() Photo by Glenn Slayden
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| classifiers | เชือก ![]() | cheuuakF | [numerical classifier for domesticated elephants] |
ตัว ![]() | dtuaaM | [numerical classifier for digits, bodies, shirts, pants, suits, animals, fish, germs, chairs, tables, desks, software title] | |
| categories | |||
| synonyms | กุญชร | goonM chaawnM | elephant |
| ทวิป | thaH wipH | elephant | |
| related word | หัตถี | hatL theeR | elephant |
| examples | งาช้าง![]() ![]() | ngaaM chaangH | elephant tusk; ivory |
ช้างน้ำ![]() ![]() | chaangH naamH | walrus | |
ช้างเผือก ![]() ![]() | chaangH pheuuakL | auspicious white elephant | |
เท้าช้าง![]() ![]() | thaaoH chaangH | elephantitis | |
ธงช้าง![]() | thohngM chaangH | the former Thai flag with the figure of an elephant in the middle | |
ช้างสาร![]() | chaangH saanR | strong male elephant | |
ช้างทรง![]() | chaangH sohngM | the elephants officially enrolled for duty | |
ช้างเย็ด![]() | chaangH yetH | [a rude interjection] | |
ช้างเผือก![]() | chaangH pheuuakL | a person who was born in a rural or provincial area, has become knowledgeable and successful in life, and thus garnered fame in a metropolitan area | |
ช้างสิบสามเชือก![]() | chaangH sipL saamR cheuuakF | thirteen elephants | |
ขอช้าง![]() | khaawR chaangH | elephant handler's (mahout's) hook | |
ช้างที่นั่ง![]() | chaangH theeF nangF | royal elephant | |
เกาะช้าง![]() | gawL chaangH | Gaw Chang; Ko Chang; an island and tropical marine national park in the Gulf of Thailand | |
ช้างโขลงหนึ่ง![]() | chaangH khlo:hngR neungL | a herd of elephants | |
ช้างกระทืบโรง![]() | chaangH graL theuupF ro:hngM | Trampling Elephants (Thai nickname for Coventry City, England, football club) | |
จอมเสิร์ฟพลังช้าง![]() | jaawmM seerfL phaH langM chaangH | The server with the power of an elephant (Thai nickname for US tennis player Andy Roddick) | |
ช้าง ๑ โขลง![]() | chaangH neungL khlo:hngR | a herd of elephants | |
ทางช้างเผือก![]() | thaangM chaangH pheuuakL | The Milky Way | |
ช้างพลาย![]() | chaangH phlaaiM | male elephant | |
ช้างพัง![]() | chaangH phangM | female elephant | |
ช้างน้ำ![]() | chaangH naamH | [disparaging and vulgar] [is] as obese as a walrus | |
ศูนย์อนุรักษ์ช้างไทย![]() | suunR aL nooH rakH chaangH thaiM | Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) | |
ช้างเท้าหลัง![]() | chaangH thaaoH langR | follower; second place in the family; housewife | |
ถั่วหัวช้าง![]() | thuaaL huaaR chaangH | chick pea (Cicer arietinum) | |
| sample sentences | |||
ชาวบ้านเกิดแรงบันดาลใจในการทำงานของช้าง จึงนำเอาช้างในอากัปกิริยาต่าง ๆ มาเป็นเนื้อหาสำหรับแกะสลักไม้ ![]() chaaoM baanF geertL raaengM banM daanM jaiM naiM gaanM thamM ngaanM khaawngR chaangH jeungM namM aoM chaangH naiM aaM gapL giL riH yaaM dtaangL dtaangL maaM bpenM neuuaH haaR samR rapL gaeL saL lakL maaiH "Villagers gain inspiration from the work-ethic of elephants; they thus use various elephant behaviors and poses to make wood carvings." | |||
| as a prefix | ช้างสีดอ | chaangH seeR daawM | male elephant with short tusks |
| as a suffix | ควาญช้าง | khwaanM chaangH | mahout; elephant keeper; elephant wrangler |
| 2. ลูกช้าง luukF chaangH [noun] | |||
| definition | elephant calf | ||
| 3. ทรงช้าง sohngM chaangH [verb, formal] | |||
| definition | [royal use only] to ride an elephant | ||
| 4.  | |||
| definition | [numerical classifier for royally enrolled elephants] | ||

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