Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1v.
to ask; ask for; request; beg; beseech; implore; pleadcurated
2v.
used in requests to mean may I have or pleasewiktionary
3n.
hookcurated
4n.
gaff; elephant goadlexitron
Less common senses (1)
5n.
a kind of tuberous plantwiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesไม่ต้องขออะไรใคร
I don't have to ask anyone for anything.
อาทิตย์ต่อมา ผมขอเงินแม่
The next week, I asked Mom for money.
"ขอให้พ่อแม่ที่บ้านสบายดี"
"Please keep my parents at home well."
ผมไหว้ ผมขอให้วันนี้ขายดี
I pay respect and ask for good sales today.
เราทำแบบนี้เพื่อขอฝน
We do this to ask for rain.
Built from
From Proto-Tai *k.roːᴬ (“to beg”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩬᩴ, Lao ຂໍ (khǭ), Shan ၶေႃ (khǎu), Bouyei jol, Zhuang gyo. From Proto-Tai *xɔːᴬ (“hook”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨢᩬᩴ, Lao ຂໍ (khǭ), Shan ၶေႃ (khǎu), Ahom 𑜁𑜦𑜡 (khō).