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| ข้า khaaF |  |
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| 1. | an attendant; servant; slave; a person under the authority of another |
| 2. | I, me [abbreviation for  ข้าพเจ้า] |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ค่า |
| IPA | kʰâː |
| Royal Thai General System | kha |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | an attendant; servant; slave; a person under the authority of another | ||
| examples | ข้าศึก  | khaaF seukL | enemy |
| ข้าหลวง | khaaF luaangR | governor | |
| ข้าราชการ | khaaF raatF chaH gaanM | government official | |
ขอเดชะฝ่าละอองธุลีพระบาทปกเกล้าปกกระหม่อม ข้าพระพุทธเจ้า... khaawR daehM chaH faaL laH aawngM thooH leeM phraH baatL bpohkL glaoF bpohkL graL maawmL khaaF phraH phootH thaH jaoF [royal use only] the official and formal way of addressing His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Regent Queen in writing: "May I have Your Majesty's might (prestige, splendor). May it please Your Majesty's feet's dust covering (protecting, guarding over) my sinciput. I…(state your name and last name here)…, slave of the Lord Buddha... | |||
| ข้าแผ่นดิน | khaaF phaenL dinM | citizen | |
| เจ้าข้า | jaoF khaaF | [calling over a subordinate person, such as a waiter or servant] "Sir!" — "Madam!" | |
| ข้าทาสบริการ | khaaF thaatF baawM riH gaanM | servant; slave | |
| ข้าไพร่ | khaaF phraiF | servant; serf | |
| sample sentences | |||
ที่บ้านเมืองมีข้าราชการชั้นผู้ใหญ่มากมาย ซึ่งเติบโตขึ้นมารับหน้าที่ต่าง ๆ ตามความรับผิดชอบในสายงาน theeF baanF meuuangM meeM khaaF raatF chaH gaanM chanH phuuF yaiL maakF maaiM seungF dteerpL dto:hM kheunF maaM rapH naaF theeF dtaangL dtaangL dtaamM khwaamM rapH phitL chaawpF naiM saaiR ngaanM "Our country has many senior civil servants who developed their careers in various positions and at various levels of responsibility and within their areas of competence." | |||
| 2. [pronoun] | |||
| definition | I, me [abbreviation for ข้าพเจ้า] | ||
| synonyms | ข้าพระพุทธเจ้า | khaaF phraH phootH thaH jaoF | [a first person pronoun] I; me [highly formal] |
| ข้าพเจ้า | khaaF phaH jaoF | [a first person pronoun] I, me, my [used when writing or speaking formally] | |
| example | ข้าพระพุทธเจ้า | khaaF phraH phootH thaH jaoF | [a first person pronoun] I; me [highly formal] |
| sample sentence | |||
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