ชั่วกัปชั่วกัลป์

Thai

Etymology

From ชั่ว (chûua, “for; throughout”) +‎ กัป (gàp, “kalpa”, a period of time in Hindu belief, from the creation of the world by the god Brahma to the destruction of the world by a divine fire) +‎ ชั่ว (chûua, “for; throughout”) +‎ กัลป์ (“kalpa”); literally "for a kalpa, for a kalpa".

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ชั่วกัปชั่วกัลป์ d͡ʑ ạ ˋ w k ạ p d͡ʑ ạ ˋ w k ạ l p ʻ
Phonemic		ชั่ว-กับ-ชั่ว-กัน d͡ʑ ạ ˋ w – k ạ ɓ – d͡ʑ ạ ˋ w – k ạ n
Romanization	Paiboon	chûua-gàp-chûua-gan
	Royal Institute	chua-kap-chua-kan
(standard) IPA^(key)		/t͡ɕʰua̯˥˩.kap̚˨˩.t͡ɕʰua̯˥˩.kan˧/^(R)

Adverb

ชั่วกัปชั่วกัลป์ • (chûua-gàp-chûua-gan)

(idiomatic, elegant) until the end of time; everlastingly; eternally; forever and ever.