ชวร

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Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Khmer jvāra (fever and other illnesses), ultimately from Sanskrit ज्वर (jvara, pain; grief). Cognate with Modern Khmer ឈួន (chuən). Extended as Thai ประชวร (bprà-chuuan).

Pronunciation

Orthographicชวร
d͡ʑ w r
Phonemic
ชวน
d͡ʑ w n
RomanizationPaiboonchuuan
Royal Institutechuan
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰua̯n˧/(R)
Homophonesชวน

Noun

ชวร (chuuan)

  1. (somewhat archaic) fever; ailment; illness; sickness.