ขออำไพ

Thai

Etymology

From corrupted pronunciation of ขออภัย (kho a-phai, literally “[I/we] beg [your] pardon”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ขออำไพ kʰ ɒ ɒ å ai b
Phonemic		ขอ-อำ-ไพ kʰ ɒ – ɒ å – ai b
Romanization	Paiboon	kɔ̌ɔ-am-pai
	Royal Institute	kho-am-phai
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰɔː˩˩˦.ʔam˧.pʰaj˧/(R)

Interjection

ขออำไพ • (kɔ̌ɔ-am-pai)

1. (Internet slang) an exclamation equivalent to "excuse me", "forgive me", "pardon me", or "sorry".