Thai

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Etymology

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From ขอ (kɔ̌ɔ) +‎ รับ (ráp), “may (I) serve (you)”; “at your service”.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicขอรับ
kʰ ɒ r ạ ɓ
Phonemic
ขอ-รับ
kʰ ɒ – r ạ ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonkɔ̌ɔ-ráp
Royal Institutekho-rap
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰɔː˩˩˦.rap̚˦˥/(R)

Particle

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ขอรับ (kɔ̌ɔ-ráp)

  1. Particle used by male speakers at the end of sentences to make them more polite, used in both statements and questions.
    กระผมหิวขอรับ
    grà-pǒm hǐu kɔ̌ɔ-ráp
    I am hungry (male speaker, polite)
  2. yes (male speaker).

Derived terms

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See also

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