เจ้าค่ะ

Thai

Etymology

From เจ้าข้า (jâo-kâa, “my lord”).

Compare Lao ເຈົ້າຂະນ້ອຍ (chao khan ʼa nya)

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เจ้าค่ะ e t͡ɕ ˆ ā g ˋ a
Phonemic		เจ้า-ค่ะ e t͡ɕ ˆ ā – g ˋ a
Romanization	Paiboon	jâo-kâ
	Royal Institute	chao-kha
(standard) IPA^(key)		/t͡ɕaw˥˩.kʰaʔ˥˩/^(R)

Particle

เจ้าค่ะ • (jâo-kâ)

particle used by female speakers at the end of sentences to make them more polite
อิฉัน ไม่ได้ทำเจ้าค่ะ
ì-chǎn mâi dâai tam jâo-kâ
I did not do it, my lord (female speaker, polite)
yes (female speaker).

Derived terms

ค่ะ (kâ)

See also

คะ (ká)
ครับ (kráp)

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