ก๊วย(gúuai)
Meanings
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Sino-Thai element in dish names
a Sino-Thai bound morpheme seen in names of noodle dishes (e.g., older spellings of ก๋วยเตี๋ยวก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaoThai noodle dish, กวยจั๊บกวยจั๊บguuay jápkuai chap; rolled rice noodle soup); not used independently in modern standard Thai
Examples
คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ก๊วยgúuaiก๊วยgúuaiSino-Thai element in dish namesมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toพบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] encounter; experience3[to] find; discoverในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledอาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsประเภทbprà-pâytประเภทbprà-pâyt1type; category; class2classifier: types/categoriesเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3tendon; nerve; sinew4wire; cable (thin metal strand)5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)7CL: strand-like thingsแบบเก่าbàep gàaoแบบเก่าbàep gàaoold-fashioned; traditionalเช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; such as (formal)กวยจั๊บguuay jápกวยจั๊บguuay jápkuai chap; rolled rice noodle soupหรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)3otherwise; or else (formal)การสะกดgaan sà-gòtการสะกดgaan sà-gòt1spelling (the act)2restraint; suppression (act)เดิมdermเดิมderm1original; initial2former; previous3as before; originally; same as beforeของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaoก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaoThai noodle dish
The term “ก๊วย” is often seen in older names of noodle dishes, such as kway chap or the old spelling of noodle soup.