ขอรับ

Thai

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ขอรับ kʰ ɒ r ạ ɓ
Phonemic		ขอ-รับ kʰ ɒ – r ạ ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	kɔ̌ɔ-ráp
	Royal Institute	kho-rap
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰɔː˩˩˦.rap̚˦˥/^(R)

Particle

ขอรับ • (kɔ̌ɔ-ráp)

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

Derived terms

ครับ (kráp)

See also

คะ (ká)
ค่ะ (kâ)

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