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หวั่นไหว

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Thai

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Etymology

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Compound of หวั่น (wàn, to fear) +‎ ไหว (wǎi, to tremble).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicหวั่นไหว
h w ạ ˋ n ai h w
Phonemic
หฺวั่น-ไหฺว
h ̥ w ạ ˋ n – ai h ̥ w
RomanizationPaiboonwàn-wǎi
Royal Institutewan-wai
(standard) IPA(key)/wan˨˩.waj˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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หวั่นไหว (wàn-wǎi) (abstract noun การหวั่นไหว)

  1. (intransitive, figurative) to shake; to move; to sway; to waver

Adjective

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หวั่นไหว (wàn-wǎi) (abstract noun ความหวั่นไหว)

  1. (figurative, of a noise) very loud, as if shaking someone or something

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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