เชื่อ

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɟɯəᴮ (“to believe”). Compare Middle Chinese 貰 (MC zyaeH, “to borrow; to loan”) and 賒 (MC syae, “to buy and sell on credit”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩᩮᩬᩥ᩵ᩋ, Isan เซื่อ, Lao ເຊື່ອ (sư̄a), Lü ᦵᦋᦲᧈ (tsoe¹), Tai Dam ꪹꪋ꪿, Shan ၸိူဝ်ႈ (tsōe), Ahom 𑜋𑜥 (chū).

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicเชื่อ
e d͡ʑ ụ̄ ˋ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonchʉ̂ʉa
Royal Institutechuea
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰɯa̯˥˩/(R)

Verb

เชื่อ • (chʉ̂ʉa) (abstract noun การเชื่อ or ความเชื่อ)

  1. to believe
  2. to rely on
  3. to trust
  4. to buy on credit

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Khmer: ជឿ (cɨə)
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