Compare Middle Chinese 魂 (MC hwon, “spiritual soul”). Cognate with Lao ຂວັນ (khuan), Lü ᦧᦸᧃ (ẋwoan), Tai Nüa ᥑᥩᥢᥴ (xóan), Shan ၶႂၼ် (khwǎn), Ahom 𑜁𑜨𑜃𑜫 (khon).
Orthographic | ขวัญ kʰ w ạ ɲ | |
Phonemic | ขฺวัน kʰ ̥ w ạ n | |
Romanization | Paiboon | kwǎn |
Royal Institute | khwan | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kʰwan˩˩˦/(R) |
ขวัญ • (kwǎn)
ขวัญ • (kwǎn)