กว่า

Thai

Etymology

Ultimately from Chinese (MC kuɑ, kuɑH, “to surpass, to exceed; than”). Cognate with Lao ກວ່າ (kuā, than, more than), Shan ၵႂႃႇ (kwàa, to go), Vietnamese quá (to exceed; very, excessive).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicกว่า
kwˋā
RomanizationPaiboongwàa
Royal Institutekwa
(standard) IPA(key)/kwaː˨˩/

Preposition

กว่า (gwàa)

  1. (in comparisons) than, .er than
  2. (colloquial) over, more than
  3. (usually followed by จะ ()) by the time that

Verb

กว่า (gwàa) (abstract noun การกว่า)

  1. go, leave

Synonyms

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