กว่า
Thai
Etymology
Ultimately from Chinese 過 (MC kwa|kwaH, “to surpass, to exceed; than”). Cognate with Lao ກວ່າ (kuā, “than, more than”), Shan ၵႂႃႇ (kwàa, “to go”), Vietnamese quá (“to exceed; very, excessive”).
Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemic | กว่า k w ˋ ā | |
Romanization | Paiboon | gwàa |
Royal Institute | kwa | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kwaː˨˩/(R) |
Preposition
กว่า • (gwàa)
- (in comparisons) than, .er than
- (colloquial) over, more than
- (usually followed by จะ (jà)) by the time that
Verb
กว่า • (gwàa) (abstract noun การกว่า)