ควาญ

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Thai

Etymology

From Angkorian Old Khmer គ្វាល៑ (gvāl, “(1) one who tends or pastures animals: herdsman, grazier, keeper, etc; (2) to tend or pasture (animals)”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ឃ្វាល (khviəl); Lao ຄວນ (khūan) or ຄວານ (khuān).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ควาญ g w ā ɲ
Phonemic		คฺวาน g ̥ w ā n
Romanization	Paiboon	kwaan
Romanization	Royal Institute	khwan
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰwaːn˧/^(R)
Homophones edit		ควาน

Noun

ควาญ • (kwaan) (classifier คน)

(~ช้าง) mahout.
(archaic) keeper or driver (of any animal).

Usage notes

Mahouts mounted on the backs and buttocks of war elephants

The mahout mounted on the back of a war elephant is called กลางช้าง. That on the buttock is called ท้ายช้าง. The warrior is mounted on the neck.

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