กวา

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 瓜 (guā, “melon, gourd, cucumber”). Cognate with Zhuang gve and Bouyei gval.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		กวา k w ā
Romanization	Paiboon	gwaa
	Royal Institute	kwa
(standard) IPA(key)		/kwaː˧/(R)

Noun

กวา • (gwaa) (classifier ลูก)

1. (botany) cucumber

Derived terms

• แตงกวา (dtɛɛng-gwaa)