ขอ

See also: ขื่อ and ข้อ

Thai

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

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms
  • (obsolete) ฃอ (kɔ̌ɔ)

Noun

ขอ • (kɔ̌ɔ)

  1. hook
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *k.roːᴬ (“to beg”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩴᩬ, Lao ຂໍ (khǭ), Shan ၶေႃ (khǒa), Zhuang gouz.

Verb

ขอ • (kɔ̌ɔ) (abstract noun การขอ)

  1. to ask; to request.
  2. may I have ., please? (in requests)

Etymology 3

Noun

ขอ • (kɔ̌ɔ)

  1. a kind of tuberous plant
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