กวาด
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *kwaːtᴰ (“to sweep”),[1] from Old Chinese 刮 (OC *kroːd, “to wipe; to sweep”).
Cognate with Lao ກວາດ (kuāt), Northern Thai ᨠ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨯ, Lü ᦦᦱᧆ (k̇waad), Tai Dón ꪀꪫꪱꪒ, Shan ၵႂၢတ်ႇ (kwàat), Ahom 𑜀𑜄𑜫 (kat).
Compare Vietnamese quét (“to sweep”).
Possibly related to กราด (gràat) and คราด (krâat).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | กวาด k w ā ɗ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | กฺวาด k ̥ w ā ɗ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | gwàat |
| Royal Institute | kwat | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kwaːt̚˨˩/(R) | |
Verb
กวาด • (gwàat) (abstract noun การกวาด)
- to sweep.