ขำตาย
kǎm-dtaaiMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
extremely funny; hilarious
extremely funny; hilarious; so funny that you feel like dying of laughter
Examples
วิดีโอแมวwí-dii-oo-mɛɛoวิดีโอแมวwí-dii-oo-mɛɛocat videoตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]ตลกdtà-lòkตลกdtà-lòk1funny; amusing2comedian3ridiculous; absurd; laughableมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ขำตายkǎm-dtaaiขำตายkǎm-dtaai1extremely funny; hilarious2(sarcastic) not funny at allเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
That cat video is so funny, I watched it and died laughing.
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มุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkที่têeเขาkăoเล่าlâoเมื่อกี้mêuua géeทำเอาtam aoพวกเราpûuak raoขำkămตายไปdtaai bpaiตามๆdtaam dtaamกันgan
The joke he just told made all of us die of laughter.
การแสดงตลกgaan-sà-dɛɛng-dtà-lòkของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiมุกmúkสดsòtที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiผู้ชมpûu-chomขำตายkǎm-dtaaiจนjonน้ำตาnáam-dtaaไหลlǎi
His comedy show was full of improvised jokes that made the audience die laughing until they cried.
เพื่อนpêuuanเล่าlâoวีรกรรมwee-rá-gamสมัยเด็กsà-măi dèkให้hâiฟังfangซีนseenที่têeเขาkăoตกน้ำdtòk náamนั่นคือnân keuขำตายkăm dtaaiจริงๆjing jing
My friend told me about his childhood exploits; the scene where he fell in the water was truly hilarious.
2NounC1
(sarcastic) not funny at all
used sarcastically to mean something is not funny at all
Examples
เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)มุกmúkมุกmúk1joke; gag (colloquial)2pearl3ploy; trick; line (colloq.)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritเนี่ยnîiaเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)ขำตายkǎm-dtaaiขำตายkǎm-dtaai1extremely funny; hilarious2(sarcastic) not funny at allแหละlɛ̀แหละlɛ̀emphasis/focus particle (colloquial)
What kind of joke are you making? So funny. (Sarcastic)
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เขาkǎoคิดว่าkít-wâaตัวเองdtuua-eengเป็นbpenคนkonตลกdtà-lòkมากmâakมั้งmángพูดpûutเหยียดyìiatคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánขำตายkǎm-dtaaiล่ะlâ
He probably thinks he's so funny, insulting others like that. Very hilarious. (Sarcastic)
การเอาgaan-aoปมด้อยbpom-dɔ̂ɔiของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanมาmaaล้อเล่นlɔ́ɔ-lênกลางglaangโต๊ะอาหารdtó-aa-hǎanแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiมันmanไม่ได้mâi-dâaiดูduuมีmiiอารมณ์ขันaa-rom-kǎnเลยləəiสักนิดsàk-nítขำตายkǎm-dtaaiล่ะlâ
Making fun of a friend's insecurities in the middle of a dinner table like this doesn't look humorous in the slightest. Hilarious. (Sarcastic)
มุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkฝืดๆfèut fèutที่têeพยายามpá-yaa-yaamยัดเยียดyát yîiatมาmaaในnaiบทสนทนาbòt sŏn-tá-naaเพื่อpêuuaกลบเกลื่อนglòp-glèuuanความผิดkwaam pìtของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngน่ะnâขำตายkăm dtaaiแหละlàe
Those dry jokes forced into the conversation to cover up your own mistakes—how absolutely hilarious. (Sarcastic)
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขำตาย said ขัม-ตาย?
kǎm-dtaai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǎm
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
ขำkǎmขำkǎm1funny; amusing2[to] laugh; be amused3just for fun; jokingly (ขำ ๆ after a verb)funny; amusingPart 1
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ตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)[to] die; pass awayPart 2
ขำตายkǎm-dtaaiขำตายkǎm-dtaaiextremely funny; hilariousextremely funny; hilariousWord