กินข้าว

Thai

Etymology

Lit.: กิน (gin) + ข้าว (kâao): "to eat rice, (by extension) food". Cf. Lao ກິນເຂົ້າ (kin khao) "to eat rice/food", similar expressions in other languages: e.g. Khmer ហូបបាយ (hoop baay, “to eat rice/food”), Chinese 吃飯／吃饭 (chīfàn, “to eat rice/food”), Vietnamese ăn cơm (“to eat rice/food”)

Pronunciation

Orthographicกินข้าว
k i n kʰ ˆ ā w
Phonemic
กิน-ค่าว
k i n – g ˋ ā w
RomanizationPaiboongin-kâao
Royal Institutekin-khao
(standard) IPA(key)/kin˧.kʰaːw˥˩/(R)

Verb

กินข้าว • (gin-kâao) (abstract noun การกินข้าว)

  1. to eat food; to have a meal.

Synonyms

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