"ເຈົ້າ" meaning in Lao

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Interjection

IPA: [t͡ɕaw˥˨] (note: Vientiane), [t͡ɕaw˧˦] (note: Luang Prabang) Forms: chao [romanization]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: From Middle Chinese 主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”). Cognate with Thai เจ้า (jâao), Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow). Etymology templates: {{der|lo|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|主|master; owner}} 主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”), {{cog|th|เจ้า}} Thai เจ้า (jâao), {{cog|khb|ᦈᧁᧉ}} Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²), {{cog|blt|ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ}} Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ, {{cog|shn|ၸဝ်ႈ}} Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo), {{cog|aho|𑜋𑜈𑜫}} Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw), {{m|aho|𑜋𑜨𑜧}} 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow) Head templates: {{lo-interj}} ເຈົ້າ • (chao)
  1. used as a polite expression of affirmation or agreement.
    Sense id: en-ເຈົ້າ-lo-intj-FkIpIGeV Categories (other): Lao entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lao entries with incorrect language header: 26 2 21 10 15 8 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ເຈົ້າຂ້ານ້ອຍ (chao khān ʼa nya)

Noun

IPA: [t͡ɕaw˥˨] (note: Vientiane), [t͡ɕaw˧˦] (note: Luang Prabang) Forms: chao [romanization]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: From Middle Chinese 主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”). Cognate with Thai เจ้า (jâao), Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow). Etymology templates: {{der|lo|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|主|master; owner}} 主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”), {{cog|th|เจ้า}} Thai เจ้า (jâao), {{cog|khb|ᦈᧁᧉ}} Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²), {{cog|blt|ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ}} Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ, {{cog|shn|ၸဝ်ႈ}} Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo), {{cog|aho|𑜋𑜈𑜫}} Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw), {{m|aho|𑜋𑜨𑜧}} 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow) Head templates: {{lo-noun}} ເຈົ້າ • (chao)
  1. prince, ruler
    Sense id: en-ເຈົ້າ-lo-noun-4nr1Xb47
  2. chief, boss, master
    Sense id: en-ເຈົ້າ-lo-noun-N0b2p0g7
  3. aristocracy, nobility
    Sense id: en-ເຈົ້າ-lo-noun-IF6rV6OZ Categories (other): Lao pronouns Disambiguation of Lao pronouns: 20 4 16 33 8 14 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ສານເຈົ້າ (sān chao) Related terms: ອາດຍາ (ʼāt nyā)

Particle

IPA: [t͡ɕaw˥˨] (note: Vientiane), [t͡ɕaw˧˦] (note: Luang Prabang) Forms: chao [romanization]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: From Middle Chinese 主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”). Cognate with Thai เจ้า (jâao), Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow). Etymology templates: {{der|lo|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|主|master; owner}} 主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”), {{cog|th|เจ้า}} Thai เจ้า (jâao), {{cog|khb|ᦈᧁᧉ}} Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²), {{cog|blt|ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ}} Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ, {{cog|shn|ၸဝ်ႈ}} Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo), {{cog|aho|𑜋𑜈𑜫}} Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw), {{m|aho|𑜋𑜨𑜧}} 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow) Head templates: {{lo-part}} ເຈົ້າ • (chao)
  1. a particle used for politeness.
    Sense id: en-ເຈົ້າ-lo-particle-6K5~1mnh Categories (other): Lao particles Disambiguation of Lao particles: 16 3 12 14 44 5 5
  2. yes, (that's) right
    Sense id: en-ເຈົ້າ-lo-particle-X7d2RdV7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ເຈົ້າຂ້ານ້ອຍ (chao khān ʼa nya)

Pronoun

IPA: [t͡ɕaw˥˨] (note: Vientiane), [t͡ɕaw˧˦] (note: Luang Prabang) Forms: chao [romanization]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: From Middle Chinese 主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”). Cognate with Thai เจ้า (jâao), Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow). Etymology templates: {{der|lo|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|主|master; owner}} 主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”), {{cog|th|เจ้า}} Thai เจ้า (jâao), {{cog|khb|ᦈᧁᧉ}} Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²), {{cog|blt|ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ}} Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ, {{cog|shn|ၸဝ်ႈ}} Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo), {{cog|aho|𑜋𑜈𑜫}} Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw), {{m|aho|𑜋𑜨𑜧}} 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow) Head templates: {{lo-pronoun}} ເຈົ້າ • (chao)
  1. you (talking to an equal, or to a younger person) Derived forms: ສູເຈົ້າ (sū chao) Related terms: ມຶງ (mưng), ໂຕ (tō), ທ່ານ (thān)
    Sense id: en-ເຈົ້າ-lo-pron-57yRHCbF

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "sān chao",
      "word": "ສານເຈົ້າ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "主",
        "2": "master; owner"
      },
      "expansion": "主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th",
        "2": "เจ้า"
      },
      "expansion": "Thai เจ้า (jâao)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦈᧁᧉ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blt",
        "2": "ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shn",
        "2": "ၸဝ်ႈ"
      },
      "expansion": "Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜋𑜈𑜫"
      },
      "expansion": "Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜋𑜨𑜧"
      },
      "expansion": "𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”). Cognate with Thai เจ้า (jâao), Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chao",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ເຈົ້າ • (chao)",
      "name": "lo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ເຈົ້າ"
  ],
  "lang": "Lao",
  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "ʼāt nyā",
      "word": "ອາດຍາ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "prince, ruler"
      ],
      "id": "en-ເຈົ້າ-lo-noun-4nr1Xb47",
      "links": [
        [
          "prince",
          "prince"
        ],
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chief, boss, master"
      ],
      "id": "en-ເຈົ້າ-lo-noun-N0b2p0g7",
      "links": [
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "boss",
          "boss"
        ],
        [
          "master",
          "master"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "20 4 16 33 8 14 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lao pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "aristocracy, nobility"
      ],
      "id": "en-ເຈົ້າ-lo-noun-IF6rV6OZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "aristocracy",
          "aristocracy"
        ],
        [
          "nobility",
          "nobility"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaw˥˨]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaw˧˦]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ເຈົ້າ"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "主",
        "2": "master; owner"
      },
      "expansion": "主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th",
        "2": "เจ้า"
      },
      "expansion": "Thai เจ้า (jâao)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦈᧁᧉ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blt",
        "2": "ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shn",
        "2": "ၸဝ်ႈ"
      },
      "expansion": "Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜋𑜈𑜫"
      },
      "expansion": "Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜋𑜨𑜧"
      },
      "expansion": "𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”). Cognate with Thai เจ้า (jâao), Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chao",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ເຈົ້າ • (chao)",
      "name": "lo-pronoun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ເຈົ້າ"
  ],
  "lang": "Lao",
  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "sū chao",
          "word": "ສູເຈົ້າ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "you (talking to an equal, or to a younger person)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ເຈົ້າ-lo-pron-57yRHCbF",
      "links": [
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "mưng",
          "word": "ມຶງ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tō",
          "word": "ໂຕ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "thān",
          "word": "ທ່ານ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaw˥˨]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaw˧˦]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ເຈົ້າ"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "主",
        "2": "master; owner"
      },
      "expansion": "主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th",
        "2": "เจ้า"
      },
      "expansion": "Thai เจ้า (jâao)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦈᧁᧉ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blt",
        "2": "ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shn",
        "2": "ၸဝ်ႈ"
      },
      "expansion": "Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜋𑜈𑜫"
      },
      "expansion": "Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜋𑜨𑜧"
      },
      "expansion": "𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”). Cognate with Thai เจ้า (jâao), Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chao",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ເຈົ້າ • (chao)",
      "name": "lo-interj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ເຈົ້າ"
  ],
  "lang": "Lao",
  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "chao khān ʼa nya",
      "word": "ເຈົ້າຂ້ານ້ອຍ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "26 2 21 10 15 8 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lao entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used as a polite expression of affirmation or agreement."
      ],
      "id": "en-ເຈົ້າ-lo-intj-FkIpIGeV",
      "links": [
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ],
        [
          "polite",
          "polite"
        ],
        [
          "expression",
          "expression"
        ],
        [
          "affirmation",
          "affirmation"
        ],
        [
          "agreement",
          "agreement"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaw˥˨]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaw˧˦]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ເຈົ້າ"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "主",
        "2": "master; owner"
      },
      "expansion": "主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th",
        "2": "เจ้า"
      },
      "expansion": "Thai เจ้า (jâao)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦈᧁᧉ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blt",
        "2": "ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shn",
        "2": "ၸဝ်ႈ"
      },
      "expansion": "Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜋𑜈𑜫"
      },
      "expansion": "Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜋𑜨𑜧"
      },
      "expansion": "𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”). Cognate with Thai เจ้า (jâao), Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chao",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ເຈົ້າ • (chao)",
      "name": "lo-part"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ເຈົ້າ"
  ],
  "lang": "Lao",
  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "particle",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "chao khān ʼa nya",
      "word": "ເຈົ້າຂ້ານ້ອຍ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 3 12 14 44 5 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lao particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a particle used for politeness."
      ],
      "id": "en-ເຈົ້າ-lo-particle-6K5~1mnh",
      "links": [
        [
          "particle",
          "particle"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ],
        [
          "politeness",
          "politeness"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "yes, (that's) right"
      ],
      "id": "en-ເຈົ້າ-lo-particle-X7d2RdV7",
      "links": [
        [
          "yes",
          "yes"
        ],
        [
          "right",
          "right"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaw˥˨]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaw˧˦]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ເຈົ້າ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Lao 1-syllable words",
    "Lao entries with incorrect language header",
    "Lao interjections",
    "Lao lemmas",
    "Lao nouns",
    "Lao particles",
    "Lao pronouns",
    "Lao terms derived from Middle Chinese",
    "Lao terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Lao/aw"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "sān chao",
      "word": "ສານເຈົ້າ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "主",
        "2": "master; owner"
      },
      "expansion": "主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th",
        "2": "เจ้า"
      },
      "expansion": "Thai เจ้า (jâao)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦈᧁᧉ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blt",
        "2": "ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shn",
        "2": "ၸဝ်ႈ"
      },
      "expansion": "Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜋𑜈𑜫"
      },
      "expansion": "Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜋𑜨𑜧"
      },
      "expansion": "𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”). Cognate with Thai เจ้า (jâao), Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chao",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ເຈົ້າ • (chao)",
      "name": "lo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ເຈົ້າ"
  ],
  "lang": "Lao",
  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "ʼāt nyā",
      "word": "ອາດຍາ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "prince, ruler"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prince",
          "prince"
        ],
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chief, boss, master"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "boss",
          "boss"
        ],
        [
          "master",
          "master"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "aristocracy, nobility"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "aristocracy",
          "aristocracy"
        ],
        [
          "nobility",
          "nobility"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaw˥˨]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaw˧˦]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ເຈົ້າ"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Lao 1-syllable words",
    "Lao entries with incorrect language header",
    "Lao interjections",
    "Lao lemmas",
    "Lao nouns",
    "Lao particles",
    "Lao pronouns",
    "Lao terms derived from Middle Chinese",
    "Lao terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Lao/aw"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "sū chao",
      "word": "ສູເຈົ້າ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "主",
        "2": "master; owner"
      },
      "expansion": "主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th",
        "2": "เจ้า"
      },
      "expansion": "Thai เจ้า (jâao)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦈᧁᧉ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blt",
        "2": "ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shn",
        "2": "ၸဝ်ႈ"
      },
      "expansion": "Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜋𑜈𑜫"
      },
      "expansion": "Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜋𑜨𑜧"
      },
      "expansion": "𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”). Cognate with Thai เจ้า (jâao), Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chao",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ເຈົ້າ • (chao)",
      "name": "lo-pronoun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ເຈົ້າ"
  ],
  "lang": "Lao",
  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "mưng",
      "word": "ມຶງ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tō",
      "word": "ໂຕ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "thān",
      "word": "ທ່ານ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "you (talking to an equal, or to a younger person)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaw˥˨]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaw˧˦]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ເຈົ້າ"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Lao 1-syllable words",
    "Lao entries with incorrect language header",
    "Lao interjections",
    "Lao lemmas",
    "Lao nouns",
    "Lao particles",
    "Lao pronouns",
    "Lao terms derived from Middle Chinese",
    "Lao terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Lao/aw"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "主",
        "2": "master; owner"
      },
      "expansion": "主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th",
        "2": "เจ้า"
      },
      "expansion": "Thai เจ้า (jâao)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦈᧁᧉ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blt",
        "2": "ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shn",
        "2": "ၸဝ်ႈ"
      },
      "expansion": "Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜋𑜈𑜫"
      },
      "expansion": "Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜋𑜨𑜧"
      },
      "expansion": "𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”). Cognate with Thai เจ้า (jâao), Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chao",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ເຈົ້າ • (chao)",
      "name": "lo-interj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ເຈົ້າ"
  ],
  "lang": "Lao",
  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "chao khān ʼa nya",
      "word": "ເຈົ້າຂ້ານ້ອຍ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "used as a polite expression of affirmation or agreement."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ],
        [
          "polite",
          "polite"
        ],
        [
          "expression",
          "expression"
        ],
        [
          "affirmation",
          "affirmation"
        ],
        [
          "agreement",
          "agreement"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaw˥˨]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaw˧˦]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ເຈົ້າ"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Lao 1-syllable words",
    "Lao entries with incorrect language header",
    "Lao interjections",
    "Lao lemmas",
    "Lao nouns",
    "Lao particles",
    "Lao pronouns",
    "Lao terms derived from Middle Chinese",
    "Lao terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Lao/aw"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "主",
        "2": "master; owner"
      },
      "expansion": "主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th",
        "2": "เจ้า"
      },
      "expansion": "Thai เจ้า (jâao)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦈᧁᧉ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blt",
        "2": "ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shn",
        "2": "ၸဝ်ႈ"
      },
      "expansion": "Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜋𑜈𑜫"
      },
      "expansion": "Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜋𑜨𑜧"
      },
      "expansion": "𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 主 (MC tsyuX, “master; owner”). Cognate with Thai เจ้า (jâao), Lü ᦈᧁᧉ (ṫsaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chao",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ເຈົ້າ • (chao)",
      "name": "lo-part"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ເຈົ້າ"
  ],
  "lang": "Lao",
  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "particle",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "chao khān ʼa nya",
      "word": "ເຈົ້າຂ້ານ້ອຍ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a particle used for politeness."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "particle",
          "particle"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ],
        [
          "politeness",
          "politeness"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "yes, (that's) right"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "yes",
          "yes"
        ],
        [
          "right",
          "right"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaw˥˨]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaw˧˦]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ເຈົ້າ"
}

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