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ฉวัดเฉวียน

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer chvā't chvēṅ (darting in and out) or chvā't chvial ((of a flock of birds) to circle around). Compare Modern Khmer ឆ្វាត់ឆ្វៀល (chvatchviəl).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicฉวัดเฉวียน
t͡ɕʰ w ạ ɗ e t͡ɕʰ w ī y n
Phonemic
ฉะ-หฺวัด-ฉะ-เหฺวียน
t͡ɕʰ a – h ̥ w ạ ɗ – t͡ɕʰ a – e h ̥ w ī y n
RomanizationPaiboonchà-wàt-chà-wǐian
Royal Institutecha-wat-cha-wian
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰa˨˩.wat̚˨˩.t͡ɕʰa˨˩.wia̯n˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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ฉวัดเฉวียน (chà-wàt-chà-wǐian) (abstract noun การฉวัดเฉวียน)

  1. (of a winged animal, aircraft, etc) to fly around in a dangerous or startling manner.
  2. (of a wheeled vehicle, as a car, motorcycle, etc) to move in a speedy and dangerous or startling manner.