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ªÒÇ  chaaoM
pronunciation guide
Phonemic ThaiªÒÇ
IPAtɕʰaːw
Royal Thai General Systemchao

common Thai word   [noun]
definition
folk; people

notesmore towards the meaning, "folk", an informal classification of a group of people
classifier¤¹ khohnM[numerical classifier for persons/occupations]
examplesª¹ªÒÇ·ÁÔÌchohnM chaaoM thaH minMTamil proper
ªÒÇ¡ÃØ§chaaoM groongMcity people; townspeople
ªÒÇ¡ÐàËÃÕè§chaaoM gaL riiangLKaren people
ªÒÇà¡ÂìchaaoM gaeh[y]Mgay people
ªÒÇà¢Ò chaaoM khaoRhill-tribe people
ªÒǨչchaaoM jeenMChinese person; Chinese people
ªÒǪ¹º·chaaoM chohnM naH bohtLwheat
ªÒÇ´Í chaaoM daawyMhilltribe people; ethnic minority folk
ªÒǵèÒ§»ÃÐà·ÈchaaoM dtaangL bpraL thaehtFforeigner
ªÒÇä·ÂÁØÊÅÔÁchaaoM thaiM mootH saL limMThai-Muslim folk
ªÒǹÒchaaoM naaMrice farmer
ªÒǺéÒ¹chaaoM baanFvillagers; "common folks"
ªÒÇ»ÃÐÁ§chaaoM bpraL mohngMfisherman
ªÒǽÃÑè§chaaoM faL rangLforeigner; white man
ªÒǽÃÑè§àÈÊchaaoM faL rangL saehtLFrench person
ªÒǾط¸chaaoM phootH[colloquial term] a Buddhist (person)
ªÒÇÁÍ­chaaoM maawnMMon people
ªÒÇÁØÊÅÔÁchaaoM mootH saL limMMuslim people
ªÒÇàÁ×ͧchaaoM meuuangMcity people; townspeople
ªÒÇÂÔ»«ÕchaaoM yipH seeMgypsy folks; Bohemians
ªÒÇÃéÒ¹chaaoM raanHshopkeepers; tradespeople
ªÒÇäÃèchaaoM raiFvegetable grower; farmer (in general, other than rice farmer)
ªÒÇÅÒÇchaaoM laaoMLaotian people
ªÒÇàÅchaaoM laehMsea gypsies
ªÒÇÇѧchaaoM wangMpalace workers; people who work at the palace
ªÒÇÊǹchaaoM suaanRgardener; planter
ªÒÇÍÍÊàµÃàÅÕÂchaaoM aawtL dtraehM liiaMAustralian person
ªÒÇÍѧ¡ÄÉchaaoM angM gritLEnglish person
ªÒÇäÍÃÔªchaaoM aiM ritHIrish people
ªÒÇÎÍÅѹ´ÒchaaoM haawM lanM daaMHollander, a person from Holland
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duuM yaangL chaaoM yooH rohpF theeF meeM phiuR dtohkL graL siiangL dtaawL gaanM bpenM maH rengM phiuR nangR suungR gwaaL khohnM bpaL gaL dtiL
Look, for example, at Europeans who have freckles; their chance of getting skin cancer [melanoma] is higher than for an ordinary person.
sample
sentences
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khwaamM huaangL yaiM khaawngR phaH sohkL niH gaawnM chaaoM thaiM phaawnL khlaayM lohngM baangF meuuaF samR nakH phraH raatF chaH wangM daiF aawkL thaL laaengR gaan[n]M
"The anxiety of (the King’s) subjects was relieved somewhat when the Bureau of the Royal Household issued its official statement."
ªÒÇ»ÃÐÁ§àÍÒÊѵÇ캡ä»ÅèÍÊѵÇì¹éÓ
chaaoM bpraL mohngM aoM sat[w]L bohkL bpaiM laawF sat[w]L naamH
Fishermen use terrestrial animals to delude aquatic animals.
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nakH thaawngF thiaaoF chaaoM dtaangL chaatF thuukL khamM dteuuanM jaakL ratH thaL baanM khaawngR dtohnM haiF leekL liiangF maaM thaiM
"¹Ñ¡·èͧà·ÕèÂǪÒǵèÒ§ªÒµÔ¶Ù¡¤Óàµ×͹¨Ò¡ÃѰºÒŢͧµ¹ãËéËÅÕ¡àÅÕè§ÁÒä·Â."
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bpraL thaehtF thaiM maiF daiF bpenM bpraL thaehtF baanF bpaaL meuuangM theuuanL theeF jaL thamM aL raiM aL raiM naawkF reetF naawkF raawyM dooyM maiF sohnR jaiM yaiM deeM dtaawL saayR dtaaM chaaoM lohkF
"Thailand is not a barbarous country which acts outside the bounds of convention nor is it uninterested in (how it is viewed) in the eyes of the world."
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phaH sohkL niH gaawnM chaaoM thaiM laayR khohnM deernM thaangM bpaiM faoF dtitL dtaamM phraH aaM gaanM khaawngR phraH ohng[k]M yaangL glaiF chitH theeF rohngM phaH yaaM baanM siL riH raatF
"Many Thai people who are her subjects came to Sirirat Hospital to set a watchful vigil on her condition."
àÁ×è͹ѡÁÒ¹ØÉÂÇÔ·ÂÒàÈÃɰ¡Ô¨ËѹÁÒÈÖ¡ÉÒ¤ÇÒÁÊÑÁ¾Ñ¹¸ìÃÐËÇèÒ§ÇÑǡѺªÕÇÔµªÒÇÍÔ¹à´ÕÂà¢éÒ¨ÃÔ§ ¡ÅѺ¾ºÇèÒ ¤ÇÒÁ¹Ñº¶×ÍÈÃÑ·¸ÒµèÍÇÑǢͧªÒÇÍÔ¹à´Õ¹Ñé¹ à»ç¹»ÃÐ⪹ì·Ò§àÈÃɰ¡Ô¨¢Í§ªÕÇÔµÎÔ¹´ÙÍÂèÒ§ÂÔè§
meuuaF nakH maaM nootH saL yaH witH thaH yaaM saehtL thaL gitL hanR maaM seukL saaR khwaamM samR phan[t]M raH waangL wuaaM gapL cheeM witH chaaoM inM diiaM khaoF jingM glapL phohpH waaF khwaamM napH theuuR satL thaaM dtaawL wuaaM khaawngR chaaoM inM diiaM nanH bpenM bpraL yoht[n]L thaangM saehtL thaL gitL khaawngR cheeM witH hinM duuM yaangL yingF
When economic anthropologists closely study the relationship between cows and Indians, they find that the Indians' worship of cows is indeed of significant economic value to Hindus.
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meuuaF wanM theeF seeL phreutH saL phaaM khohmM theeF phaanL seungF khraaF cheeM witH phuuF khohnM chaaoM phaH maaF bpaiM saawngR meuunL gwaaL raayM laeH haakL phuuF suunR haayR glaayM bpenM sohpL gaawF jaL graL thamM haiF yaawtF gaanM siiaR cheeM witH phoongF suungR bpaiM theungR seeL theungR haaF meuunL khohnM
This past May 4th, (the cyclone) killed more than 20,000 persons and, if missing persons are counted as having perished, the number of deceased will shoot up, reaching 40-50,000 persons.
variationsªÒÇ¡ÃØ§chaaoM groongMcity people; townspeople
ªÒÇà¢Ò chaaoM khaoRhill-tribe people
ªÒǾط¸chaaoM phootH[colloquial term] a Buddhist (person)
ªÒÇàÁ×ͧchaaoM meuuangMcity people; townspeople
as a prefixªÒÇ¢èÒchaaoM khaaLa tribe of Mon-Cambodian descent residing on mountains
ªÒÇ­Õè»Øè¹chaaoM yeeF bpoonLJapanese people; Japanese folk
ªÒÇä·chaaoM thaiMTai people, a widespread group of peoples in southeast Asia ethnically associated with valley paddy-rice culture
ªÒÇä·ÂchaaoM thaiMThai folk; Thai people
ªÒÇâºÎÕàÁÕÂchaaoM bohM heeM miiaMBohemian
ªÒÇàÁ硫ԡѹchaaoM mekH siH ganMMexican people
ªÒÇÊ¡ç͵chaaoM saL gawtLa Scot, a Scottish person
ªÒÇÊèÇÂchaaoM suayLÊèÇ folk; people of the ÊèÇ (or ¡ÇÂ) hill tribe
ªÒÇÍÒËÃѺchaaoM aaM rapLan Arab person; Arab people

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