ชวร

Thai

Alternative forms

  • ชวระ

Etymology

From Old Khmer jvāra (“fever and other illnesses”), ultimately from Sanskrit ज्वर (jvara, “pain; grief”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ឈួន (chuən). Extended as Thai ประชวร (bprà-chuuan).

Pronunciation

Orthographicชวร
d͡ʑ w r
Phonemic
ชวน
d͡ʑ w n
RomanizationPaiboonchuuan
Royal Institutechuan
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰua̯n˧/(R)
Homophonesชวน

Noun

ชวร • (chuuan)

  1. (somewhat archaic) fever; ailment; illness; sickness.
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