ข้อ

See also: ขอ and ขื่อ

Thai

Alternative forms

(obsolete) ฅ่อ (kɔ̂ɔ)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *χoːꟲ (“joint”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩬᩴ᩶ or ᨢᩬᩴ᩶, Lao ຂໍ້ (khǭ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ข้อ kʰ ˆ ɒ
Phonemic		ค่อ g ˋ ɒ
Romanization	Paiboon	kɔ̂ɔ
	Royal Institute	kho
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰɔː˥˩/^(R)

Noun

ข้อ • (kɔ̂ɔ)

joint.

Derived terms

ข้อเท้า (kɔ̂ɔ-táao, “ankle”)
ข้อนิ้ว (kɔ̂ɔ-níu, “knuckle”)
ข้อมือ (kɔ̂ɔ-mʉʉ, “wrist”)
ข้ออักเสบ (kɔ̂ɔ-àk-sèep, “arthritis”)

Classifier

ข้อ • (kɔ̂ɔ)

Classifier for joints, nodes, items, clauses, points (e.g. in a contract or formal statement).

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