ขอทาน

Thai

Etymology

From ขอ (kɔ̌ɔ, “to ask; to request”) +‎ ทาน (taan, “alms; donation; gift”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicขอทาน
kʰ ɒ d ā n
Phonemic
ขอ-ทาน
kʰ ɒ – d ā n
RomanizationPaiboonkɔ̌ɔ-taan
Royal Institutekho-than
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰɔː˩˩˦.tʰaːn˧/(R)

Noun

ขอทาน • (kɔ̌ɔ-taan) (classifier คน)

  1. beggar: alms asker.

Synonyms

Verb

ขอทาน • (kɔ̌ɔ-taan) (abstract noun การขอทาน)

  1. to beg: to act as a beggar, to ask alms, or to live by asking alms.
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