ขวา

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Old Chinese (OC *ɢʷɯʔ, *ɢʷɯs, “right”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡ᩠ᩅᩣ, Lao ຂວາ (khuā), ᦧᦱ (ẋwaa), Shan ၶႂႃ (khwǎa), Zhuang gvaz, Bouyei gvaz. Compare Sui fal (right), Southern Kam wap (right).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicขวา
kʰ w ā
RomanizationPaiboonkwǎa
Royal Institutekhwa
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰwaː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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ขวา (kwǎa)

  1. right side (opposite of left).
    เลี้ยวขวาที่นี่
    líao kwǎa tîi-nîi
    turn right here

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