ขี้(kêe)

Meanings

1NounA2

feces; excrement; poop

solid bodily waste; feces; poop

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกให้bòk hâiบอกให้bòk hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]ชักโครกchák-krôhkชักโครกchák-krôhk1flush toilet2toilet (room) [colloq., metonymic]หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoขี้kêeขี้kêe1feces; excrement; poop2dirty residue; scale; crust3prefix showing a negative/excessive traitในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ห้องน้ำhông náamห้องน้ำhông náambathroom; restroom; toilet
Mom told me to flush after there was poop in the toilet.
2NounB1

dirty residue; scale; crust

unwanted dirty substance that builds up on a surface (e.g., grime, scale, crust); often used in compounds

Examples

กาน้ำgaa námกาน้ำgaa nám1kettle; water pot2teapot3classifier: kettles/teapotsมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoขี้kêeขี้kêe1feces; excrement; poop2dirty residue; scale; crust3prefix showing a negative/excessive traitตะกรันเกาะdtà-gran gòตะกรันเกาะdtà-gran gò1scale buildup; limescale deposit2[to] have scale buildup; [to] get limescaleหนาnăaหนาnăa1thick (not thin)2dense; in large quantity3thickly; denselyต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightขัดkàtขัดkàt1[to] feel awkward; be ill at ease2[to] scrub; scour3abrasive; scratchy4[to] obstruct; block5[to] polish; buff6[to] oppose; contradictออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2[to] come out; appear; be issued3[to] produce; emit; put out4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] issue; publish6out; outward7resulting; turn out8[to] quit; resign9[in sports] out of boundsก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]
The kettle has thick limescale; it needs to be scrubbed off before use.
3AdjectiveB2

prefix showing a negative/excessive trait

used before a noun or adjective to show a bad or excessive tendency (e.g., stingy, cowardly, overly attached), forming compounds like ขี้เหนียวขี้เหนียวkêe nĭiao1stingy; tight-fisted; miserly2a stingy person ‘stingy’, ขี้กลัวขี้กลัวkêe gluuaeasily frightened; timid ‘cowardly’

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนขี้เหนียวkon kêe nĭiaoคนขี้เหนียวkon kêe nĭiaoa stingy person; a miserเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)เลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] support; maintain4[to] host; treat5[to] feedเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
He’s stingy, so he rarely treats his friends.

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