กวด

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle Chinese (MC kwat, “to tie; to seek; to pursue; to enclose; to include”). Cognate with Lao ກວາດ (kuāt).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicกวด
k w ɗ
RomanizationPaiboongùuat
Royal Institutekuat
(standard) IPA(key)/kua̯t̚˨˩/(R)

Verb[edit]

กวด (gùuat) (abstract noun การกวด)

  1. to press, cram, tighten, twist.
  2. to chase, pursue, run after.