ຂວາ

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See also: ຂວ້ຳ

Lao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Chinese (OC *ɢʷɯʔ, *ɢʷɯs, “right”). Cognate with Thai ขวา (kwǎa), Northern Thai ᨡ᩠ᩅᩣ, ᦧᦱ (ẋwaa), Shan ၶႂႃ (khwǎa), Zhuang gvaz, Bouyei gvaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰuːə̯˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰuːə̯˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຂວາ
  • Rhymes: -uːə̯

Adjective[edit]

ຂວາ (khuā)

  1. right (direction)
    Antonym: ຊ້າຍ (sāi)