กว่า

Thai

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Chinese (MC kwa|kwaH, “to surpass, to exceed; than”). Cognate with Lao ກວ່າ (kuā, than, more than), Shan ၵႂႃႇ (kwàa, to go), Vietnamese quá (to exceed; very, excessive).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicกว่า
kwˋā
RomanizationPaiboongwàa
Royal Institutekwa
(standard) IPA(key)/kwaː˨˩/(R)

Adverb

กว่า • (gwàa)

  1. (archaic) away; off.
    Synonym: ไป
  2. more; in a superior or inferior extent; to a superior or inferior degree.

Preposition

กว่า • (gwàa)

  1. than.
    Synonym: เกิน
  2. more than; over; beyond.
    Synonym: เกิน
  3. until; up to; by.
    Synonyms: จน, ตราบ, กระทั่ง, ถึง, คุง, ยัน, ลุ

Pronoun

กว่า • (gwàa)

  1. a bit over; an additional amount or degree that is uncertain or unspecified.
    ร้อยกว่าบาท
    rɔ́ɔi gwàa bàat
    a hundred baht and change
    สามสิบกว่า
    sǎam-sìp gwàa
    thirty something; thirty-odd
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