วิวาห์

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Thai[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pali vivāha (marriage); ultimately from Sanskrit विवाह (vivāha, idem). Cognate with Khmer វិវាហៈ (viviəhaʼ, marriage ceremony held at the groom's house).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicวิวาห์
w i w ā h ʻ
Phonemic
วิ-วา
w i – w ā
RomanizationPaiboonwí-waa
Royal Institutewi-wa
(standard) IPA(key)/wi˦˥.waː˧/(R)

Noun[edit]

วิวาห์ (wí-waa)

  1. the marriage by which the groom leaves his family to stay with the bride.
  2. (elegant) any kind of marriage or wedding.

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