Etymology[edit]
From ຂອບ (khǭp) + ໃຈ (chai, “heart, mind, spirit”). Compare Isan ขอบใจ (khawp jai).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰɔːp̚˧˩.t͡ɕaj˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰɔːp̚˥˥˨.t͡ɕaɰ˩˨]
- Hyphenation: ຂອບ-ໃຈ
- Rhymes: -aj, -aɰ
ຂອບໃຈ • (khǭp chai) (abstract noun ການຂອບໃຈ)
- to thank
- thank you
- ຂອບໃຈຫຼາຍ ― khǭp chai lāi ― thank you very much
