ขอบคุณ
Thai edit
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Etymology edit
From ขอบ (kɔ̀ɔp, “to acknowledge”) + คุณ (kun, “favour; kindness”).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | ขอบคุณ kʰ ɒ ɓ g u ɳ | |
| Phonemic | ขอบ-คุน kʰ ɒ ɓ – g u n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | kɔ̀ɔp-kun |
| Royal Institute | khop-khun | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰɔːp̚˨˩.kʰun˧/(R) | |
Interjection edit
ขอบคุณ • (kɔ̀ɔp-kun)
Verb edit
ขอบคุณ • (kɔ̀ɔp-kun) (abstract noun การขอบคุณ or ความขอบคุณ)
- (transitive or intransitive) to thank; to give thanks.
Usage notes edit
- Used to thank a person of equal or lower status.
- Less formal than ขอบพระคุณ (kɔ̀ɔp-prá-kun). More formal than ขอบใจ (kɔ̀ɔp-jai).
- Variants include ขอบน้ำใจ (kɔ̀ɔp-nám-jai), ขอบอกขอบใจ.
- Forms applicable to gods and royals are ขอบพระทัย, ขอบพระหฤทัย, ขอบพระราชหฤทัย, ขอบน้ำพระทัย, ขอบน้ำพระหฤทัย, ขอบน้ำพระราชหฤทัย.