กว่า

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Thai

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 過 (MC kwa|kwaH, “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
k w ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboongwàa
Royal Institutekwa
(standard) IPA(key)/kwaː˨˩/(R)

Adverb

กว่า • (gwàa)

  1. (archaic) away; off.
    Synonym: ไป (bpai)
  2. more; in a superior or inferior extent; to a superior or inferior degree.

Preposition

กว่า • (gwàa)

  1. than.
    Synonym: เกิน (gəən)
  2. more than; over; beyond.
    Synonym: เกิน (gəən)
  3. until; up to; by.
    Synonyms: จน (jon), ตราบ (dtràap), กระทั่ง, ถึง (tʉ̌ng), คุง (kung), ยัน (yan), ลุ (lú)

Pronoun

กว่า • (gwàa)

  1. a bit over; an additional amount or degree that is uncertain or unspecified.
    ร้อยกว่าบาท
    rɔ́ɔi gwàa bàat
    a hundred baht and change
    สามสิบกว่า
    sǎam-sìp gwàa
    thirty something; thirty-odd
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