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ขอ

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See also: ขื่อ and ข้อ

Thai

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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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?
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Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

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Noun

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ขอ (kɔ̌ɔ)

  1. hook
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Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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ขอ (kɔ̌ɔ)

  1. a kind of tuberous plant

Further reading

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  • ขอ” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.