Thai edit

Etymology edit

From ขอ (kɔ̌ɔ, to ask for) +‎ โทษ (tôot, penalty; punishment).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicขอโทษ
kʰ ɒ o d ʂ
Phonemic
ขอ-โทด
kʰ ɒ – o d ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonkɔ̌ɔ-tôot
Royal Institutekho-thot
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰɔː˩˩˦.tʰoːt̚˥˩/(R)

Interjection edit

ขอโทษ (kɔ̌ɔ-tôot)

  1. sorry; excuse me; pardon.

Verb edit

ขอโทษ (kɔ̌ɔ-tôot) (abstract noun การขอโทษ)

  1. to apologise.

Usage notes edit