ฉันใด

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Transliteration
chăn-dai
IPA
t͡ɕʰan.daj
Tone
rising|mid
Etymology
The word is a conjunction used in somewhat archaic or formal contexts, which has morphed in meaning from combining a first-person pronoun with an interrogative or conditional particle to mean 'however' or 'in what manner'.

Word Components

ฉัน I, me; howsoever, however
functions as an older form of pronoun or a particle indicating similarity or like
ใด which, any
used to express a question or conditional term such as 'which' or 'any'