ขอบคุณ
Thai
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Etymology
ขอบ (kɔ̀ɔp, “to acknowledge”) + คุณ (kun, “favour; kindness”).
Pronunciation
Orthographic | ขอบคุณ kʰ ɒ ɓ g u ɳ | |
Phonemic | ขอบ-คุน kʰ ɒ ɓ – g u n | |
Romanization | Paiboon | kɔ̀ɔp-kun |
Royal Institute | khop-khun | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kʰɔːp̚˨˩.kʰun˧/ |
Usage notes
- Used to thank a person of equal or lower status.
- Less formal than ขอบพระคุณ (kɔ̀ɔp-prá-kun). More formal than ขอบใจ (kɔ̀ɔp-jai).
- Variants include ขอบน้ำใจ (kɔ̀ɔp-nám-jai), ขอบอกขอบใจ.
- Forms applicable to gods and royals are ขอบพระทัย, ขอบพระหฤทัย, ขอบพระราชหฤทัย, ขอบน้ำพระทัย, ขอบน้ำพระหฤทัย, ขอบน้ำพระราชหฤทัย.
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