ขวาง

Thai

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 橫 (MC hwaeng, “across, horizontal, lateral”). Cognate with Lao ຂວາງ (khuāng), Shan ၶႂၢင် (khwǎang), Ahom 𑜁𑜞𑜂𑜫 (khraṅ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ขวาง kʰ w ā ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	kwǎang
	Royal Institute	khwang
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰwaːŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

ขวาง • (kwǎang) (abstract noun การขวาง)

1. To lie athwart.
2. To obstruct.