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Thai
Etymology
From Pali vivāda (“dispute; controversy; contention; contest; etc”); ultimately from Sanskrit विवाद (vivāda, idem); possibly via Old Khmer vivāta (“to quarrel; to differ (with); etc”). Cognate with Thai พิพาท (pí-pâat), Lao ວິວາດ, Modern Khmer វិវាទ (viviət).
Pronunciation
Verb
วิวาท • (wí-wâat) (abstract noun การวิวาท)
- (formal) to quarrel; to brawl; to fight; to dispute; to wrangle.
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