ຂວາ

See also: ຂວ້ຳ

Lao

Etymology

From Old Chinese 右 (OC *ɢʷɯʔ, *ɢʷɯs, “right”). Cognate with Thai ขวา (kwǎa), Northern Thai ᨡ᩠ᩅᩣ, Lü ᦧᦱ (ẋwaa), Shan ၶႂႃ (khwǎa), Zhuang gvaz, Bouyei gvaz.

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kʰuːə̯˩(˧)]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kʰuːə̯˥˧˧]
Hyphenation: ຂວາ
Rhymes: -uːə̯

Adjective

ຂວາ • (khuā)

right (direction)
Antonym: ຊ້າຍ (sāi)

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