ควาญ

Thai

Etymology

From Angkorian Old Khmer គ្វាល៑ (gvāl, “(1) one who tends or pastures animals: herdsman, grazier, keeper, etc; (2) to tend or pasture (animals)”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ឃ្វាល (khviəl); Lao ຄວນ (khūan) or ຄວານ (khuān).

Pronunciation
Orthographicควาญ
g w ā ɲ
Phonemic
คฺวาน
g ̥ w ā n
RomanizationPaiboonkwaan
Royal Institutekhwan
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰwaːn˧/(R)
Homophonesควาน

Noun

ควาญ • (kwaan) (classifier คน)

  1. (~ช้าง) mahout.
  2. (archaic) keeper or driver (of any animal).

Usage notes
Mahouts mounted on the backs and buttocks of war elephants
  • The mahout mounted on the back of a war elephant is called กลางช้าง. That on the buttock is called ท้ายช้าง. The warrior is mounted on the neck.
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