ว่า

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Thai

Etymology

From Middle Chinese (MC hwaejH, “to say; to speak”). Cognate with Lao ວ່າ (), ᦞᦱᧈ (vaa¹), Shan ဝႃႈ (wāa), Zhuang vah.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicว่า
w ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonwâa
Royal Institutewa
(standard) IPA(key)/waː˥˩/(R)
Homophonesหว้า

Verb

ว่า (wâa) (abstract noun การว่า)

  1. to say, to speak, to tell; to utter, to pronounce.
  2. to instruct; to direct.
  3. to address; to deal (with); to handle; to administer; to manage.
  4. to admonish; to scold; to rebuke; to lecture.
  5. to criticise; to comment negatively; to speak ill (of).
  6. (now rare) to sing; to chant.
  7. (now often in combination) to hire; to employ; to ask to do something in exchange for compensation.
  8. to bear in mind, have in mind, or create in mind (a thought, opinion, idea, intention, expectation, etc); to plan or intend (to do something); to be going or about (to do something).

See also

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Conjunction

ว่า (wâa)

  1. as; that; as follows.
  2. as; as if; like.

Derived terms

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