ช่างทาสี

Thai

Etymology

Compound of ช่าง (châang, artisan; craftsman; master) +‎ ทา (taa, to paint) +‎ สี (sǐi, colour).

Pronunciation

Orthographicช่างทาสี
d͡ʑ ˋ ā ŋ d ā s ī
Phonemic
ช่าง-ทา-สี
d͡ʑ ˋ ā ŋ – d ā – s ī
ชั่ง-ทา-สี
d͡ʑ ạ ˋ ŋ – d ā – s ī
RomanizationPaiboonchâang-taa-sǐichâng-taa-sǐi
Royal Institutechang-tha-sichang-tha-si
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰaːŋ˥˩.tʰaː˧.siː˩˩˦/(R)/t͡ɕʰaŋ˥˩.tʰaː˧.siː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ช่างทาสี • (châang-taa-sǐi) (classifier คน)

  1. painter (one who coats walls or other surfaces with paint as a profession)

Further reading

  • ช่างทาสี” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.