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

Orthographic		กินข้าว k i n kʰ ˆ ā w
Phonemic		กิน-ค่าว k i n – g ˋ ā w
Romanization	Paiboon	gin-kâao
	Royal Institute	kin-khao
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kin˧.kʰaːw˥˩/

Verb

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

to eat food; to have a meal.

Synonyms

ทานข้าว (taan-kâao)