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| คว้าน khwaanH |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | คฺว้าน |
| IPA | kʰwáːn |
| Royal Thai General System | khwan |
| similar sounding | ควาญ, ขวาน, ควาน | ||
| [verb, transitive] | |||
| definition | to enlarge a hole; to ream; to core a fruit; to extract | ||
| synonyms | แขวะ | khwaeL | to enlarge; widen |
ควัก  | khwakH | to pick out; to scoop out; to gouge; to dig out; to take out; to spoon out | |
| example | คว้านไส้ | khwaanH saiF | to eviscerate, disembowel, or gut |
| sample sentence | ไกลออกไปยังมีเสียงกรีดบาดจากงานตัดเหล็ก ตัดกระเบื้องปูพื้นคว้านรูหู glaiM aawkL bpaiM yangM meeM siiangR greetL baatL jaakL ngaanM dtatL lekL dtatL graL beuuangF bpuuM pheuunH khwaanH ruuM huuR "A bit further comes the shrieking and penetrating sounds of cutting emanating from metal shearing operations and from sawing ceramic floor-tiles." | ||
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