Thai

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the position

Etymology

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From ไขว่ (kwài, to place over; to rest on) +‎ ห้าง (hâang, cabin, cottage, hut; scaffold; business house; etc).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicไขว่ห้าง
ai kʰ w ˋ h ˆ ā ŋ
Phonemic
ไขฺว่-ฮ่าง
ai kʰ ̥ w ˋ – ɦ ˋ ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonkwài-hâang
Royal Institutekhwai-hang
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰwaj˨˩.haːŋ˥˩/(R)

Verb

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ไขว่ห้าง (kwài-hâang) (abstract noun การไขว่ห้าง)

  1. to be cross-legged at the knees: to have one leg placed over the other at the knees.

Adverb

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ไขว่ห้าง (kwài-hâang)

  1. cross-legged at the knees: with one leg placed over the other at the knees.