ขลุ่ย
klùiMeaning
1NounA2
flute; Thai bamboo flute
A flute, especially a traditional Thai end-blown duct flute, usually made of bamboo and played by blowing into its upper end.
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)เป่าขลุ่ยbpào klùiเป่าขลุ่ยbpào klùi1[to] play the flute2[to] perform oral sex on a man (slang)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of timeดนตรีdon-dtreeดนตรีdon-dtree1music (art form)2music (as a subject/field)
The children play the flute in music class.
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He started learning to play the Thai bamboo flute (piang aw) last year.
The bamboo flute’s soft sound creates a calm atmosphere.
นักดนตรีnák-don-dtriiสลับsà-làpเป่าขลุ่ยbpào-klùiไทยtaiกับgàpขลุ่ยklùiฝรั่งfà-ràngในnaiคอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ətเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaโชว์chooสีสันsǐi-sǎnของkɔ̌ɔngเสียงsǐiang
The musician alternated between Thai flutes and Western flutes in the concert to showcase tonal colors.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ขล, the first consonant ข sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
klùi
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |