ขาดมือ
kàat-mʉʉMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
unavailable on hand; temporarily used up
temporarily unavailable in one's possession or supply, especially money or something normally kept on hand; not necessarily scarce generally
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodเงินขาดมือngən-kàat-mʉʉเงินขาดมือngən-kàat-mʉʉ[to] be short of moneyขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forยืมyʉʉmยืมyʉʉm1[to] borrow [sth]2[to] borrow [an idea, style, etc.]สักsàkสักsàk1about; approximately2teak3[to] tattoo4any; even (a little); at allพันpanพันpan1thousand (1,000)2thousand (modifier)3[to] wrap; wind; coil; bandage4[to be] involved; entangled; implicatedบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)ได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉanเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉansalary; monthly payออกจะɔ̀ɔk-jàออกจะɔ̀ɔk-jàrather; quite; somewhatคืนkʉʉnคืนkʉʉn1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4back; in return5[to] return; come back (literary)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)
I'm short of money at the moment. Could I borrow a thousand baht? I'll pay you back when I get paid.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛซื้อsʉ́ʉข้าวสารkâao-sǎanติดบ้านdtìt-bâanไว้wáiเสมอsà-mə̌əเลยləəiไม่เคยmâi-kəəiขาดมือkàat-mʉʉเวลาwee-laaจะjàหุงhǔngข้าวkâao
Mom always keeps rice stocked at home, so she never runs out when it's time to cook.
แม้mɛ́ɛกิจการgìt-jà-gaanจะjàยังyangมีmiiกำไรgam-raiแต่dtɛ̀ɛลูกค้ารายใหญ่lûuk-káa-raai-yàiจ่ายเงินjàai-ngənล่าช้าlâa-cháaจนjonเจ้าของร้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-ráanเงินขาดมือngən-kàat-mʉʉอยู่yùuพักหนึ่งpák-nʉ̀ng
Although the business was still profitable, a major customer's late payment left the shop owner short of cash for a while.
ฉันchǎnกันganเงินสำรองngən-sǎm-rɔɔngไว้wáiเผื่อpʉ̀ʉaมีmiiรายจ่ายraai-jàaiฉุกเฉินchùk-chə̌ənจะได้jà-dâaiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngหยิบยืมyìp-yʉʉmใครkraiเวลาwee-laaเงินขาดมือngən-kàat-mʉʉ
I set aside an emergency fund so that I won't have to borrow from anyone if I find myself temporarily short of money.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kàat
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
ขาดkàatขาดkàat1[to] lack; be without2[to] be short of; run short of; run out of3[to] be torn; tear; rip4lacking; deficient5[to] be absent; miss (an occurrence)6[to] be cut off; be severed[to] lack; be withoutPart 1
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ขาดมือkàat-mʉʉขาดมือkàat-mʉʉunavailable on hand; temporarily used upunavailable on hand; temporarily used upWord