ชั่ว

See also: ชิว

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ชั่ว d͡ʑ ạ ˋ w
Romanization	Paiboon	chûua
	Royal Institute	chua
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕʰua̯˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᩅᩫ᩵, Khün ᨩ᩠ᩅᩫ᩵, Lao ຊົ່ວ (sūa), Lü ᦷᦋᧈ (tso¹), Shan ၸူဝ်ႈ (tsō), Phake ꩡုဝ် (cuw), Ahom 𑜋𑜥 (chū).

Noun

ชั่ว • (chûua)

1. time, occasion; period, period of time, duration; length.

Preposition

ชั่ว • (chûua)

1. (of a time, period of time, length, etc) for; throughout; during; over; as long as.

Etymology 2

Compare Middle Chinese 錯 (MC tshuH, “wrong; bad”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᩅᩫ᩵, Khün ᨩ᩠ᩅᩫ᩵, Lao ຊົ່ວ (sūa), Lü ᦷᦌᧈ (so¹).

Adjective

ชั่ว • (chûua) (abstract noun ความชั่ว)

1. bad, evil, wicked; base, low, mean; ill, objectionable, unsatisfactory, poor, faulty; hostile, unkindly, unfavorable, adverse.