ข้า

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *xa.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [kʰaː˥˩]
• Homophones: ค่า, ฆ่า

Noun

ข้า (khâa)

1. slave, servant

From ข้า (khâa) "servant" "your servant" "my lord"

Particle

ข้า (kâ)

1. (particle used by female speakers at the end of sentences to make them more polite)

   ข้าพเจ้าทราบดีข้า (khâaphácâo sâab dii khâa) - I understand well, my lord (female speaker, polite)

2. yes (female speaker)

Derived terms

• ค่ะ (khá)

Pronoun

ข้า (khâa)

1. I, me