คว่ำ

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Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *qwamꟲ. Cognate with Lao ຄວ່ຳ (khuam).

Pronunciation

Orthographicคว่ำ
g w ˋ å
Phonemic
คฺว่ำ
g ̥ w ˋ å
RomanizationPaiboonkwâm
Royal Institutekhwam
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰwam˥˩/(R)

Verb

คว่ำ (kwâm) (abstract noun การคว่ำ)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to turn upside down; to turn over; to flip over; to capsize; to upset.
    เรือคว่ำ
    rʉʉa kwâm
    A boat turns upside down.
    คว่ำเรือ
    kwâm rʉʉa
    to turn a boat upside down; to capsize a boat
  2. (slang) to overthrow; to defeat.
    โหวตคว่ำร่างกฎหมาย
    wòot kwâm râang gòt-mǎai
    to vote against a draft law; to vote down a draft law
    (literally) to vote to overthrow a draft law
    คว่ำคู่แข่ง
    kwâm kûu-kɛ̀ng
    to defeat the rival

Adverb

คว่ำ (kwâm)

  1. upside down; with the face downward; in a ventricumbent manner.
    นอนคว่ำ
    nɔɔn kwâm
    to lie prone

Derived terms