เจ้าค่ะ
Appearance
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From เจ้าข้า (jâo-kâa, “my lord”).
Compare Lao ເຈົ້າຂະນ້ອຍ (chao khan ʼa nya)
Pronunciation
[edit]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
[edit]เจ้าค่ะ • (jâo-kâ)
- particle used by female speakers at the end of sentences to make them more polite
- yes (female speaker).
Derived terms
[edit]- ค่ะ (kâ)