ขิต
kìtMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] die; [to] be done for
to die, be doomed, or be completely finished or ruined; used as modern Thai slang, often humorously
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see off7wholesaleรายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officiallyให้hâiให้hâi1[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)หัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefไม่ทันmâi tanไม่ทันmâi tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])ตอนเที่ยงdton tîiangตอนเที่ยงdton tîiang1noon; midday; noontime2at noon; around middayคืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4back; in return5[to] return; come back (literary)มีหวังmee wăngมีหวังmee wăng1[to] have hope; [to] be hopeful2[to] be likely (to happen); [to] be bound toขิตkìtขิตkìt[to] die; [to] be done forแน่ๆnâe nâeแน่ๆnâe nâedefinitely; for sure; certainly
If I can't submit the report to my boss by midnight today, I'm definitely doomed.
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เล่นเกมlên-geemตาdtaaนี้níiพลาดไปplâat-bpaiนิดเดียวnít-diiaoตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเลยləəiขิตkìtเลยləəi
I made a slight mistake in this round of the game, so my character died.
แบตbɛ̀tโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpฉันchǎnขิตkìtไปbpaiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛบ่ายbàaiสองsɔ̌ɔngเลยləəiไม่mâiได้รับสายdâi-ráp-sǎaiสำคัญsǎm-kanจากjàakลูกค้าlûuk-káa
My phone battery died at 2 PM, so I missed an important call from the client.
หลังจากlăng jàakโหมhŏhmงานngaanหนักnàkติดต่อกันdtìt-dtòr ganมาmaaสามsăamวันwanเต็มๆdtem-dtemฉันchănก็gâwแทบจะtâep jàขิตkìtคาkaaโต๊ะทำงานdtó tam ngaan
After overworking for three full consecutive days, I was practically ready to drop dead at my desk.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kìt
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 | — | — |