Thai edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨪ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨾ. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicควาน
g w ā n
RomanizationPaiboonkwaan
Royal Institutekhwan
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰwaːn˧/(R)

Verb edit

ควาน (kwaan) (abstract noun การควาน)

  1. to grope: to feel about with the hands; to feel one's way; to search blindly or uncertainly.