ขวัญ

Thai

Etymology

Compare Middle Chinese 魂 (MC ɦuən, “spiritual soul”). Cognate with Lao ຂວັນ (khuan). Shan ၶႂၼ် (khwan1).

Pronunciation

Orthographicขวัญ
kʰ w ạ ɲ
Phonemicขฺวัน
kʰ ̥ w ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonkwǎn
Royal Institutekhwan
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰwan˩˩˦/

Noun

ขวัญ • (kwǎn)

  1. morale, courage, heart, spirit.
  2. fortune, luck, prosperity, merit.
  3. cowlick (whorl of hair on top of the head).
  4. animistic life force, the vital essence of any living thing (plant or animal), especially of crops.
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