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ชนนี  chohnM naH neeM (24.)
Royal Institute - 1982
ชนนี  /ชน-นะ-นี/
[นาม] หญิงผู้ให้เกิด, แม่.

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thaiชน-นะ-นี
IPAtɕʰon ná niː
Royal Thai General Systemchonnani

pronunciation note24. The pronunciation of this word illustrates reduplication, where a single written consonant serves as the final consonant of a syllable and is then pronounced again as the initial consonant of the following syllable.
 [noun]
definition
matriarch; mother

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