Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Khmer svat (to recite; to chant; to intone). Cognate with Modern Khmer សូត្រ (sout), សូធ្យ (soutyɔɔ).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicสวด
s w ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonsùuat
Royal Institutesuat
(standard) IPA(key)/sua̯t̚˨˩/(R)

Verb edit

สวด (sùuat) (abstract noun การสวด)

  1. (of a mantra, a religious formula, etc) to recite; to chant; to intone.
  2. (slang) to scold; to lecture.

Derived terms edit