ฉวัดเฉวียน

Thai

Etymology

From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer chvā't chvēṅ (“darting in and out”) or chvā't chvial (“(of a flock of birds) to circle around”). Compare Modern Khmer ឆ្វាត់ឆ្វៀល (chvatchviəl).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ฉวัดเฉวียน t͡ɕʰ w ạ ɗ e t͡ɕʰ w ī y n
Phonemic		ฉะ-หฺวัด-ฉะ-เหฺวียน t͡ɕʰ a – h ̥ w ạ ɗ – t͡ɕʰ a – e h ̥ w ī y n
Romanization	Paiboon	chà-wàt-chà-wǐian
	Royal Institute	cha-wat-cha-wian
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕʰa˨˩.wat̚˨˩.t͡ɕʰa˨˩.wia̯n˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

ฉวัดเฉวียน • (chà-wàt-chà-wǐian) (abstract noun การฉวัดเฉวียน)

1. (of a winged animal, aircraft, etc) to fly around in a dangerous or startling manner.
2. (of a wheeled vehicle, as a car, motorcycle, etc) to move in a speedy and dangerous or startling manner.