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)

1. right (direction)

   Antonym: ຊ້າຍ (sāi)