Dictionary entry
กว้าง
gwâangadverb
wide, broad
Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1adv.
widelylexitron
2adv.
broadlylexitron
3adj.
wide, broadwiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesฟ้าเปิดกว้าง เห็นดาวเยอะ
The sky opens wide — you can see lots of stars.
ฟ้าเปิดกว้าง เห็นดาว
The sky opens wide, you can see stars.
Built from
From Middle Chinese 廣 (MC kwangX). Cognate with Ahom 𑜀𑜡𑜂𑜫 (kāṅ), Northern Thai ᨠ᩠ᩅ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Lao ກວ້າງ (kuāng), Lü ᦦᦱᧂᧉ (k̇waang²), Shan ၵႂၢင်ႈ (kwāang), Phake က︀င︀် (kaṅ), Bouyei gvaangs, Zhuang gvangq. Compare Sui faangc (“wide, broad”), Southern Kam kuangt (“wide, broad”).