Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese (MC kwangX). Cognate with Ahom 𑜀𑜡𑜂𑜫 (kāṅ), Thai กว้าง (gwâang), Northern Thai ᨠ᩠ᩅ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ, ᦦᦱᧂᧉ (k̇waang²), Shan ၵႂၢင်ႈ (kwāang), Bouyei gvaangs, Zhuang gvangq.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kuːə̯ŋ˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kuːə̯ŋ˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ກວ້າງ
  • Rhymes: -uːə̯ŋ

Adjective edit

ກວ້າງ (kuāng) (abstract noun ຄວາມກວ້າງ)

  1. wide, spacious, expansive, vast