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¢éÒ  khaaF
pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai¤èÒ
IPAkʰâː
Royal Thai General Systemkha

common Thai word   [noun]
definition
an attendant; servant; slave; a person under the authority of another

examples
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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 & last name here)…, slave of the Lord Buddha...
¢éÒá¼è¹´Ô¹khaaF phaenL dinMcitizen
¢éÒÃÒª¡ÒÃkhaaF raatF chaH gaanMgovernment official
¢éÒÈÖ¡khaaF seukLenemy
¢éÒËÅǧkhaaF luaangRgovernor
à¨éÒ¢éÒjaoF khaaF[calling over a subordinate person, such as a waiter or servant] "Sir!" — "Madam!"
sample
sentences
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chaangH saanR nguuM haoL khaaF gaoL miiaM rakH yaaL daiF waiH jaiM nakH
"Never trust a sleeping dog."
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theeF baanF meuuangM meeM khaaF raatF chaH gaanM chanH phuuF yaiL maakF maayM seungF dteerpL dtohM kheunF maaM rapH naaF theeF dtaangL dtaangL dtaamM khwaamM rapH phitL chaawpF naiM saayR 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."

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