ว่า

See also: วา

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 話 (“to say; to speak”). Cognate with Lao ເວົ້າ (wao), Lü ᦞᦱᧈ (vaa1).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicว่า
w ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonwâa
Royal Institutewa
(standard) IPA(key)/waː˥˩/
Homophonesหว้า

Verb

ว่า • (wâa) (abstract noun การว่า)

  1. to say; to speak; to tell.
  2. to admonish, to scold.
  3. to administer.

Conjunction

ว่า • (wâa)

  1. that.
  2. as.
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