Thai edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Lao ຂົ້ວ (khūa).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicขั้ว
kʰ ạ ˆ w
Phonemic
คั่ว
g ạ ˋ w
RomanizationPaiboonkûua
Royal Institutekhua
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰua̯˥˩/(R)
Homophonesคั่ว

Noun edit

ขั้ว (kûua)

  1. pole; wing; faction; group; cause; party; side.
  2. magnetic pole.
  3. end; extreme end.
  4. stem; stalk.

Derived terms edit