ข้า

See also: ขา and ข่า

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms
  • †ฃ้า (kâa)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ข้า • (kâa)

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

Derived terms

Pronoun

ข้า • (kâa)

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

Usage notes

See also

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