Somchai
สมชายสมชัย
From Thai สม (som), "worthy", joined to either ชาย (chai), "man", or the identically pronounced ชัย (chai), "victory".
Meaning and origin
Somchai joins the common Thai element som, worthy or fitting, to a second element that Thai writes two different ways, ชาย, man, or ชัย, victory, spoken exactly alike, so which meaning is intended depends on how any…
How to pronounce Somchai
| Thai (Thailand) | som-CHAI /sǒm.tɕʰaj/ |
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