ขวยเขิน
kǔuai-kə̌ənMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
shy; bashful; self-conscious
Shy and easily embarrassed; bashful, especially in social or romantic situations.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เด็กสาวdèk-sǎaoเด็กสาวdèk-sǎaogirl; young woman (adolescent)ขวยเขินkǔuai-kə̌ənขวยเขินkǔuai-kə̌ən1shy; bashful; self-conscious2[to] feel shy; feel embarrassedไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)คนแปลกหน้าkon-bplɛ̀ɛk-nâaคนแปลกหน้าkon-bplɛ̀ɛk-nâastranger
She is a shy girl who doesn't dare to speak much with strangers.
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เด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiมีmiiท่าทีtâa-tiiขวยเขินkǔuai-kə̌ənเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถูกtùukขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiร้องเพลงrɔ́ɔng-pleengโชว์chooแขกkɛ̀ɛk
The little child had a bashful demeanor when asked to sing for the guests.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเป็นbpenนักพูดnák-pûutที่tîiมีประสบการณ์mii-bprà-sòp-gaanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangมีmiiบุคลิกbùk-ká-líkที่tîiขวยเขินkǔuai-kə̌ənอยู่yùuบ้างbâangเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaต้องdtɔ̂ngอยู่yùuนอกnɔ̂ɔkเวทีwee-tii
Even though he is an experienced speaker, he still has a somewhat bashful personality when he is offstage.
ท่าทีtâa-teeที่têeดูdooขวยเขินkŭuai kĕrnและláeรอยยิ้มroy yímอายaaiๆ-ของkŏngเธอterทำให้tam hâiหนุ่มๆnùm-nùmหลายคนlăai konอยากyàakเข้ามาkâo maaทำความรู้จักtam kwaam róo-jàk
Her bashful demeanor and shy smile make many young men want to get to know her.
2VerbB2
[to] feel shy; feel embarrassed
To feel or show shyness or embarrassment.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชมchomชมchom1[to] praise; compliment2[to] admire; take in (a view)3[to] watch; view (a show/broadcast)4[to] visit and view; tourว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerขวยเขินkǔuai-kə̌ənขวยเขินkǔuai-kə̌ən1shy; bashful; self-conscious2[to] feel shy; feel embarrassedจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหน้าแดงnâa-dɛɛngหน้าแดงnâa-dɛɛng1[to] blush; [to have] one's face turn red2red-faced; flushed
When he complimented her on her beauty, she became shy and her face turned red.
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เขาkǎoแอบมองɛ̀ɛp-mɔɔngคนkonที่tîiชอบchɔ̂ɔpพอpɔɔถูกtùukจับได้jàp-dâaiก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiขวยเขินkǔuai-kə̌ənทำอะไรtam-à-raiไม่mâiถูกtùuk
He was secretly looking at his crush; when he got caught, he became embarrassed and didn't know what to do.
นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngหน้าใหม่nâa-màiขวยเขินkǔuai-kə̌ənอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chátเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้าฉากkâo-chàakใกล้ชิดglâi-chítกับgàpนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngรุ่นพี่rûn-pîiที่tîiเขาkǎoชื่นชมchʉ̂ʉn-chomมานานmaa-naan
The new actor was visibly embarrassed when he had to film an intimate scene with the senior actor he had long admired.
เธอterขวยเขินkŭuai kĕrnเกินกว่าgern gwàaจะjàกล้าglâaรับrápของขวัญkŏng kwănจากjàakเขาkăoต่อหน้าdtò nâaเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเลยloieได้แต่dâai dtàeก้มหน้าgôm nâaเงียบๆngîiap ngîiap
She was too embarrassed to dare accept the gift from him in front of her friends, so she could only look down silently.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǔuai
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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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ขวยเขินkǔuai-kə̌ənขวยเขินkǔuai-kə̌ənshy; bashful; self-consciousshy; bashful; self-consciousWord