ขยิบตา
kà-yìp-dtaaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] wink
to close and open one eye quickly, often as a signal, greeting, or sign of a joke
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขยิบตาkà-yìp-dtaaขยิบตาkà-yìp-dtaa[to] winkให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively
He winked at me before walking out of the room.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanขยิบตาkà-yìp-dtaaให้hâiฉันchǎnเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanว่าwâaอย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngพูดpûutความจริงkwaam-jing
My friend winked at me as a signal not to tell the truth just yet.
ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiเขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaไม่มีmâi-miiเงินngənเขาkǎoขยิบตาkà-yìp-dtaaให้hâiฉันchǎnรู้rúuว่าwâaเขาkǎoกำลังgam-langล้อเล่นlɔ́ɔ-lên
When he said he had no money, he winked to let me know he was joking.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanขยิบตาkà-yìp-dtaaให้hâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบอกใบ้bɔ̀ɔk-bâiว่าwâaลูกค้าlûuk-káaคนนี้kon-níiเป็นbpenคนสำคัญkon-sǎm-kanมากmâakและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngดูแลduu-lɛɛเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèet
The manager winked at the employee to hint that this customer was a very important person and needed special care.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขยิบตา said ขะ-หยิบ-ตา?
kà-yìp-dtaa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ขยิบตาkà-yìp-dtaaขยิบตาkà-yìp-dtaa[to] wink[to] winkWord