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00:00In Thailand, the term Khak is often used to refer to the people of Indian descent.
00:05But why do Thais call Indians Khak?
00:08Thailand has many unique names for different groups of foreigners.
00:11For instance, Farang is a term used to describe Westerners,
00:15while the term Jek originally referred to Chinese people in Thailand.
00:19But over time, it gained a negative tone in some contexts.
00:23However, in the case of Indians, Khak has a respectful meaning.
00:27According to Karuna Kusalasai, an expert in Hindi, Sanskrit, and Indian studies,
00:32has explained this in the Thai magazine Silapa Watthanatham,
00:36saying that Thai people historically hail India in high regard,
00:40as it's the birthplace of the Buddha.
00:42Indians visiting Thailand were considered honored guests,
00:46as the word Khak actually means guest in Thai.
00:49Are you also one of those we call Khak?