ກວາດ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kwaːtᴰ, from Old Chinese 刮 (OC *kroːd, “to wipe; to sweep”). Cognate with Thai กวาด (gwàat), Lü ᦦᦱᧆ (k̇waad), Shan ၵႂၢတ်ႇ (kwàat), Ahom 𑜀𑜄𑜫 (kat).

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kuːə̯t̚˧˩]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kuːə̯t̚˥˥˨]
Hyphenation: ກວາດ
Rhymes: -uːə̯t̚

Verb

ກວາດ • (kuāt) (abstract noun ການກວາດ)

(transitive) to sweep.

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