ขี้ขลาด
kîi-klàatMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
cowardly; timid
Cowardly; timid; lacking courage.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนขี้ขลาดkon kêe-klàatคนขี้ขลาดkon kêe-klàatcowardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutต่อหน้าdtò nâaต่อหน้าdtò nâa1in front of; to someone's face2before; in the presence ofคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเยอะๆyér-yérเยอะๆyér-yér1a lot; in large amounts (colloquial, emphatic)2many; numerous (colloquial, emphatic)
He is a cowardly person; he doesn't dare to speak in front of many people.
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อย่าyàaทำตัวtam-dtuuaขี้ขลาดkîi-klàatสิsìคุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngกล้าglâaเผชิญหน้าpà-chəən-nâaกับgàpความจริงkwaam-jing
Don't be so cowardly. You have to dare to face the truth.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanล้อlɔ́ɔว่าwâaขี้ขลาดkîi-klàatเพราะprɔ́ไม่mâiกล้าglâaเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiบ้านผีสิงbâan-pǐi-sǐng
His friends teased him for being cowardly because he didn't dare go into the haunted house.
การกระทำgaan-grà-tamที่tîiขี้ขลาดkîi-klàatของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoในnaiการปฏิเสธgaan-bpà-dtì-sèetความรับผิดชอบkwaam-ráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpทำให้tam-hâiเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanทุกคนtúk-konผิดหวังpìt-wǎng
His cowardly act of refusing responsibility disappointed all his colleagues.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
kîi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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
ขี้kîiขี้kîi1feces; excrement; poop2dirty residue; scale; crust3[to] shit; poop (vulgar)4prefix indicating a habitual tendency, often undesirablefeces; excrement; poopPart 1
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ขี้ขลาดkîi-klàatขี้ขลาดkîi-klàatcowardly; timidcowardly; timidWord