ค่า

See also: คา and ค้า

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ค่า g ˋ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	kâa
	Royal Institute	kha
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰaː˥˩/(R)
Homophones edit		ข้า ฆ่า

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 價 (MC kaeH). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨣ᩵ᩤ, Lao ຄ່າ (khā), Lü ᦅᦱᧈ (kaa¹), Shan ၵႃႈ (kāa), Tày chá. Compare Vietnamese cả (as in giá cả).

Noun

ค่า • (kâa)

1. price, cost, fee, value, worth

Derived terms

• ค่าโดยสาร (kâa-dooi-sǎan)

Etymology 2

Particle

ค่า • (kâa)

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of ค่ะ (kâ)