ขวา

Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

(obsolete) ฃวา (kwǎa)

Etymology edit

From Old Chinese 右 (OC *ɢʷɯʔ, *ɢʷɯs, “right”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡ᩠ᩅᩣ, Lao ຂວາ (khuā), Lü ᦧᦱ (ẋwaa), Shan ၶႂႃ (khwǎa), Zhuang gvaz, Bouyei gvaz. Compare Sui fal (“right”), Southern Kam wap (“right”).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemic		ขวา kʰ w ā
Romanization	Paiboon	kwǎa
	Royal Institute	khwa
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰwaː˩˩˦/^(R)

Noun edit

ขวา • (kwǎa)

right side (opposite of left).
เลี้ยวขวาที่นี่
líao kwǎa tîi-nîi
turn right here

Antonyms edit

ซ้าย (sáai)

Anagrams edit

ขาว (kǎao)

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