กว่า

Thai

Etymology

Ultimately from Chinese 過 (MC kuɑ, kuɑ^H, “to surpass, to exceed; than”). Cognate with Lao ກວ່າ (kuā, “than, more than”), Vietnamese quá (“to exceed; very, excessive”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		กว่า k w ˋ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	gwàa
	Royal Institute	kwa
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kwaː˨˩/

Preposition

กว่า • (gwàa)

(in comparisons) than, .er than
- เลือด ข้นกว่าน้ำ
  lʉ̂ʉat kôn gwàa náam
  Blood is thicker than water.
(colloquial) over, more than
(usually followed by จะ (jà)) by the time that

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