ขมูขี
kà-mǔu-kǐiMeanings
1AdjectiveC1
dirty; grubby; unkempt
dirty, grubby, or unkempt in physical appearance
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)วิ่งเล่นwîng lênวิ่งเล่นwîng lên[to] run around for fun; rompคลุกklúkคลุกklúk1to mix/toss (food)2to coat by rolling3to be covered with (dirt/dust)4[to] associate closely (with); fraternize (with)ฝุ่นfùnฝุ่นfùn1dust; fine dry particles2particulate matter (air pollution)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหน้าตาnâa dtaaหน้าตาnâa dtaa1facial appearance; looks2appearance (of things)3face; reputationขมูขีkà-mŏo-kĕeขมูขีkà-mŏo-kĕe1dirty; grubby; unkempt2stubbornly; doggedlyไปหมดbpai mòtไปหมดbpai mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
The children played in the dust until their faces were completely grubby.
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เธอtəəควรkuuanไปbpaiอาบน้ำàap-náamเปลี่ยนbplìianเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaก่อนนะgɔ̀ɔn-náสภาพsà-pâapตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiดูduuขมูขีkà-mǔu-kǐiมากmâak
You should go take a shower and change your clothes first; you look so unkempt right now.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàใส่sàiเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaแบรนด์เนมbrɛɛn-neemราคาแพงraa-kaa-pɛɛngแต่dtɛ̀ɛการที่gaan-tîiเขาkǎoไม่mâiดูแลduu-lɛɛความสะอาดkwaam-sà-àatก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiเนื้อตัวnʉ́ʉa-dtuuaดูduuขมูขีkà-mǔu-kǐiอยู่ดีyùu-dii
Despite wearing expensive branded clothes, his lack of personal hygiene makes him look rather grubby anyway.
สุนัขจรจัดsù-nák-jɔɔn-jàtที่tîiเราraoช่วยchûuaiมาmaaมีmiiเนื้อตัวnʉ́ʉa-dtuuaขมูขีkà-mǔu-kǐiและlɛ́ขนkǒnพันกันpan-ganยุ่งเหยิงyûng-yə̌əngแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔจับjàpอาบน้ำàap-náamเสร็จsètก็gɔ̂ดูduuเปลี่ยนไปbplìian-bpaiราวกับraao-gàpเป็นbpenคนละkon-láตัวdtuua
The stray dog that we rescued was completely grubby and its fur was tangled, but after a bath, it looked like a totally different dog.
2AdverbC1
stubbornly; doggedly
stubbornly or doggedly continuing to do something, often without caring about fatigue or one's messy appearance
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขมูขีkà-mǔu-kǐiขมูขีkà-mǔu-kǐi1dirty; grubby; unkempt2stubbornly; doggedlyทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâanทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchจนดึกjon-dʉ̀kจนดึกjon-dʉ̀kuntil late (at night)ดื่นdʉ̀ʉnดื่นdʉ̀ʉnabundant; plentifulเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatเสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)4[to] reach orgasm; come (informal, euphemistic)ทันtanทันtan1[to] be in time for2in time3[to] catch up with; keep up with; keep abreast of4[to] be a match for; see throughส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see off7wholesaleพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
He doggedly worked on his homework until late at night just to get it finished in time for tomorrow's deadline.
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ถ้าtâaฝืนfʉ̌ʉnขมูขีkà-mǔu-kǐiทำงานtam-ngaanต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiโดยdooiไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnเลยləəiร่างกายrâang-gaaiจะjàรับไม่ไหวráp-mâi-wǎiนะná
If you keep stubbornly working without taking a break at all, your body won't be able to handle it.
โปรแกรมเมอร์bproh-graem-merหนุ่มnùmขมูขีkà-mŏo-kĕeเขียนโค้ดkĭian kóhtแก้บั๊กgâe bákข้ามวันkâam wanข้ามคืนkâam keunแม้ว่าmáe wâaเพื่อนร่วมทีมpêuuan rûuam teemคนอื่นkon èunจะjàถอดใจtòt jaiไปbpaiแล้วก็ตามláew gô dtaam
The young programmer doggedly wrote code to fix bugs overnight, even though the rest of his teammates had already given up.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnให้hâiรอบคอบrɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔpเขาkǎoกลับglàpขมูขีkà-mǔu-kǐiทำtamไปbpaiโดยdooiไม่ลืมหูลืมตาmâi-lʉʉm-hǔu-lʉʉm-dtaaซึ่งsʉ̂ngสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiเกิดข้อผิดพลาดgə̀ət-kɔ̂ɔ-pìt-plâatตามมาdtaam-maaมากมายmâak-maai
Instead of planning carefully, he just doggedly plowed through the tasks blindly, which eventually led to a lot of mistakes.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขมูขี said ขะ-หมู-ขี?
kà-mǔu-kǐi
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |