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| ขอเดชะฝ่าละอองธุลีพระบาทปกเกล้าปกกระหม่อม ข้าพระพุทธเจ้า... khaawR daehM chaH faaL laH aawngM thooH leeM phraH baatL bpohkL glaoF bpohkL graL maawmL khaaF phraH phootH thaH jaoF |  |
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| Phonemic Thai | ขอ-เด-ชะ-ฝ่า-ละ-ออง-ทุ-ลี-พฺระ-บาด-ปก-เกฺล้า-ปก-กฺระ-หฺม่อม-ค่า-พฺระ-พุด-ทะ-เจ้า |
| IPA | kʰɔ̌ː deː tɕʰáʔ fàː láʔ ʔɔːŋ tʰúʔ liː pʰráʔ bàːt pòk klâw pòk kràʔ mɔ̀ːm kʰâː pʰráʔ pʰút tʰáʔ tɕâw |
| Royal Thai General System | kho decha fa laong thuli phra bat pok klao pok kramom kha phra phuttha chao |
| [noun, phrase, formal] | |||
| definition | [royal use only] the official and formal way of addressing His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Regent Queen in writing: "May I have Your Majesty's might (prestige, splendor). May it please Your Majesty's feet's dust covering (protecting, guarding over) my sinciput. I... (state your name and last name here)..., slave of the Lord Buddha... | ||
| components |  ขอ  | khaawR | to ask for; to request; "I'd like..." — "May/Can I have...?" |
| เดชะ | daehM chaH | might; prestige; splendor | |
| ฝ่า | faaL | the palm of the hand or sole of the foot | |
| ละออง | laH aawngM | dust; spray; mist; particles; fine particles; powder; fall-out | |
| ธุลี | thooH leeM | dust; particle | |
| พระบาท | phraH baatL | [royal use only] the foot of a king or of royalty, the Buddha's foot-print | |
| ปก | bpohkL | to cover or protect by covering or hiding | |
| เกล้า | glaoF | head; mind | |
| ปก | bpohkL | to cover or protect by covering or hiding | |
| กระหม่อม | graL maawmL | sinciput, the crown of the head or the upper half of the skull | |
| ข้า | khaaF | an attendant; servant; slave; a person under the authority of another | |
พระพุทธเจ้า | phraH phootH thaH jaoF | [short colloquial term] the Lord Buddha | |
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