ควาญ

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Angkorian Old Khmer គ្វាល៑ (gvāl, (1) one who tends or pastures animals: herdsman, grazier, keeper, etc; (2) to tend or pasture (animals)). Cognate with Modern Khmer ឃ្វាល (khviəl); Lao ຄວນ (khūan) or ຄວານ (khuān).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicควาญ
g w ā ɲ
Phonemic
คฺวาน
g ̥ w ā n
RomanizationPaiboonkwaan
Royal Institutekhwan
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰwaːn˧/(R)
Homophonesควาน

Noun

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ควาญ (kwaan) (classifier คน)

  1. (~ช้าง) mahout.
  2. (archaic) keeper or driver (of any animal).

Usage notes

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Mahouts mounted on the backs and buttocks of war elephants