วิวาท

Thai

Etymology

From Pali vivāda (“dispute; controversy; contention; contest; etc”); ultimately from Sanskrit विवाद (vivāda, idem); possibly via Old Khmer vivāta (“to quarrel; to differ (with); etc”). Cognate with Thai พิพาท (pí-pâat), Lao ວິວາດ, Modern Khmer វិវាទ (viviət).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		วิวาท w i w ā d
Phonemic		วิ-วาด w i – w ā ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	wí-wâat
	Royal Institute	wi-wat
(standard) IPA(key)		/wi˦˥.waːt̚˥˩/(R)

Verb

วิวาท • (wí-wâat) (abstract noun การวิวาท)

1. (formal) to quarrel; to brawl; to fight; to dispute; to wrangle.

Derived terms

• ทะเลาะวิวาท
• วิวาทบาดทะเลาะ