จ่าฝูง

Thai

Etymology

From จ่า (jàa, “chief; lord; master”) +‎ ฝูง (fǔung, “group”, especially of animals).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		จ่าฝูง t͡ɕ ˋ ā v ū ŋ
Phonemic		จ่า-ฝูง t͡ɕ ˋ ā – v ū ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	jàa-fǔung
	Royal Institute	cha-fung
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕaː˨˩.fuːŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

จ่าฝูง • (jàa-fǔung)

1. (zoology) chief animal, such as the wolf that leads a pack of wolves or the elephant that heads a troop of elephants.
2. (slang, sports) champion.