ᨠ᩠ᩅ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ
Northern Thai
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 廣 (MC kwangX). Cognate with Ahom 𑜀𑜡𑜂𑜫 (kāṅ), Thai กว้าง (gwâang), Lao ກວ້າງ (kuāng), Lü ᦦᦱᧂᧉ (k̇waang²), Shan ၵႂၢင်ႈ (kwāang), Bouyei gvaangs, Zhuang gvangq. Compare Sui faangc (“wide, broad”), Southern Kam kuangt (“wide, broad”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ᨠ᩠ᩅ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ | |
| Phonemic | กว้าง k w ˆ ā ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | gwa᷆ang |
| Royal Institute | kwang | |
| (Chiang Mai) IPA(key) | /kwaːŋ˥˥˨/ | |
| (Chiang Rai) IPA(key) | /kwaːŋ˥˥/ | |
Adjective
ᨠ᩠ᩅ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ • (kwa᷇ang) (abstract noun ᨣᩤᩴᨠ᩠ᩅ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ or ᨤ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨾᨠ᩠ᩅ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ)