ขอ

See also: ขื่อ and ข้อ

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ขอ kʰ ɒ
Romanization	Paiboon	kɔ̌ɔ
	Royal Institute	kho
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰɔː˩˩˦/(R)
Homophones edit		ข ข. ฃ ฃอ

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) ฃอ (kɔ̌ɔ)

Noun

ขอ • (kɔ̌ɔ)

1. hook

Synonyms

• ตะขอ (dtà-kɔ̌ɔ)
• ตาขอ

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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?

Etymology 3

Noun

ขอ • (kɔ̌ɔ)

1. a kind of tuberous plant