ขอ

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See also: ขื่อ and ข้อ

Thai[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicขอ
kʰ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonkɔ̌ɔ
Royal Institutekho
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰɔː˩˩˦/(R)
Homophones

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Tai *xɔːᴬ (hook). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨢᩬᩴ, Lao ຂໍ (khǭ), Shan ၶေႃ (khǎu), Ahom 𑜁𑜦𑜡 (khō).

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

ขอ (kɔ̌ɔ)

  1. hook
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Tai *k.roːᴬ (to beg). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩬᩴ, Lao ຂໍ (khǭ), Shan ၶေႃ (khǎu), Bouyei jol, Zhuang gyo.

Verb[edit]

ขอ (kɔ̌ɔ) (abstract noun การขอ)

  1. to ask; to request.
  2. may I have ., please? (in requests)
    ขออีกแก้ว
    kɔ̌ɔ ìik gɛ̂ɛo
    Can I have another glass, please?

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

ขอ (kɔ̌ɔ)

  1. a kind of tuberous plant