ข้า

See also: ขา and ข่า

ThaiEdit

Alternative formsEdit

Alternative forms

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Tai *kraːꟲ (slave). Cognate with Lao ຂ້າ (khā), ᦃᦱᧉ (ẋaa²), Shan ၶႃႈ (khāa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥲ (xàa).

PronunciationEdit

Orthographicข้า
kʰ ˆ ā
Phonemic
ค่า
g ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonkâa
Royal Institutekha
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaː˥˩/(R)
Homophonesค่า
ฆ่า

NounEdit

ข้า (kâa)

  1. (archaic) citizen.
  2. attendant; retainer; servant.
  3. slave.

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

PronounEdit

ข้า (kâa)

  1. (archaic, now chiefly humorous) a first person pronoun, used when addressing a person of equal or lower status.

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