ขวาง

Thai

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 橫 (MC kwɑŋ, ɦˠwæŋ, ɦˠwæŋ^H, “across, horizontal, lateral”). Cognate with Lao ຂວາງ (khuāng), Shan ၶႂၢင် (khwaang¹), Ahom 𑜁𑜞𑜂𑜫 (khrang).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ขวาง kʰ w ā ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	kwǎang
	Royal Institute	khwang
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰwaːŋ˩˩˦/

Verb

ขวาง • (kwǎang) (abstract noun การขวาง)

To lie athwart.
To obstruct.

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