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Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᩅᩫ᩵, Khün ᨩ᩠ᩅᩫ᩵, Lao ຊົ່ວ (sūa), Lü ᦷᦋᧈ (tso¹), Shan ၸူဝ်ႈ (tsō), Phake ꩡုဝ် (cuw), Ahom 𑜋𑜥 (chū).
Noun
ชั่ว • (chûua)
- time, occasion; period, period of time, duration; length.
Preposition
ชั่ว • (chûua)
- (of a time, period of time, length, etc) for; throughout; during; over; as long as.
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Etymology 2
Compare Middle Chinese 錯 (MC tshuH, “wrong; bad”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᩅᩫ᩵, Khün ᨩ᩠ᩅᩫ᩵, Lao ຊົ່ວ (sūa), Lü ᦷᦌᧈ (so¹).
Adjective
ชั่ว • (chûua) (abstract noun ความชั่ว)
- bad, evil, wicked; base, low, mean; ill, objectionable, unsatisfactory, poor, faulty; hostile, unkindly, unfavorable, adverse.
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