ขวาง

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Middle Chinese (MC hwaeng, “across, horizontal, lateral”). Cognate with Lao ຂວາງ (khuāng), Shan ၶႂၢင် (khwǎang), Ahom 𑜁𑜞𑜂𑜫 (khraṅ).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicขวาง
kʰ w ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonkwǎang
Royal Institutekhwang
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰwaːŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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ขวาง (kwǎang) (abstract noun การขวาง)

  1. To lie athwart.
  2. To obstruct.