ขมาลาโทษ(kà-maa laa tôht)
Meanings
1VerbC1
[to] formally ask [sb] for forgiveness
to formally ask someone for forgiveness for past wrongs, often as a respectful act before taking leave or at important occasions (e.g., before ordination).
Examples
ก่อนจะgòn jàก่อนจะgòn jàbefore; just before (introducing an earlier action)ไปเรียนbpai rianไปเรียนbpai rian[to] go to study; [to] go to schoolต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têht1foreign; overseas2abroad; foreign countries3[to] go/live abroadเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตั้งใจdtâng jaiตั้งใจdtâng jai1[to] intend; mean to2[to] be determined; resolve3[to] pay close attention; concentrate4intentionally; on purposeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ขมาลาโทษkà-maa laa tôhtขมาลาโทษkà-maa laa tôht1[to] formally ask [sb] for forgiveness2formal act of asking forgivenessญาติผู้ใหญ่yâat pûu yàiญาติผู้ใหญ่yâat pûu yàielder relativeทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybody
Before going to study abroad, he intended to go and formally ask for forgiveness from all his elders.
2NounC1
formal act of asking forgiveness
a formal apology or rite of asking forgiveness from someone, often performed with respect to elders or teachers.
Examples
นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilนำnamนำnam1[to] lead; guide2[to] bring; take; lead3[to] adopt; apply; useพวงมาลัยpuuang maa-laiพวงมาลัยpuuang maa-lai1garland; floral wreath2steering wheelมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerมอบให้môp hâiมอบให้môp hâi1[to] give; present; award; bestow2[to] assign; entrust; delegate; authorize3[to] hand over; deliver; transferคุณครูkun kruuคุณครูkun kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Mr./Ms. + Teacher (form of address)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterขมาลาโทษkà-maa laa tôhtขมาลาโทษkà-maa laa tôht1[to] formally ask [sb] for forgiveness2formal act of asking forgiveness
The students brought flower garlands to give to the teacher as a formal apology.