Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Thai ต่อว่า (dtɔ̀ɔ-wâa, to complain; to blame; to reproach).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic តវ៉ា
tv″ā
WT romanisation tɑɑ vaa
(standard) IPA(key) /tɑː ˈʋaː/

Verb edit

​វ៉ា (tɑɑ vaa) (abstract noun ការតវ៉ា)

  1. to protest, to object, to dispute

See also edit