ขอ

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See also: ขื่อ and ข้อ

Thai

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Noun

ขอ • (kɔ̌ɔ)

  1. hook
Synonyms

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

Noun

ขอ • (kɔ̌ɔ)

  1. a kind of tuberous plant
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