ขี้ขโมย
kîi-kà-mooiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
thievish; prone to stealing
Describes a person who has a habit of or tendency to steal things.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเล่นlênเล่นlên1[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.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนิสัยní-sǎiนิสัยní-sǎi1habit2character; dispositionขี้ขโมยkîi-kà-mooiขี้ขโมยkîi-kà-mooi1thievish; prone to stealing2thief (derogatory)
Mom told me not to play with that kid because he has a habit of stealing.
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เขาkăoถูกtòokไล่lâiออกจากòk jàakงานเก่าngaan gàoเพราะpráwมีmeeนิสัยní-săiขี้ขโมยkêe kà-mooiชอบchôpหยิบyìpของkŏngเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiในnaiออฟฟิศóf-fítกลับบ้านglàp bâan
He was fired from his old job because he had a stealing habit, often taking small things from the office home.
ถึงtĕungจะjàเป็นbpenเพื่อนpêuuanกันganแต่dtàeฉันchănก็gâwไม่mâiไว้ใจwái jaiเขาkăoเรื่องrêuuangเงินngernๆ-ทองๆtong tongเพราะpráwรู้rúuว่าwâaเขาkăoมีmeeนิสัยní-săiขี้ขโมยkêe kà-mooi
Even though we're friends, I don't trust him with money because I know he has a tendency to steal.
การที่gaan-tîiใครสักคนkrai-sàk-konมีmiiพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamขี้ขโมยkîi-kà-mooiอาจàatมีmiiรากฐานrâak-tǎanมาจากmaa-jàakปัญหาbpan-hǎaทางจิตใจtaang-jìt-jaiหรือrʉ̌ʉความยากลำบากkwaam-yâak-lam-bàakในnaiวัยเด็กwai-dèkไม่ใช่mâi-châiแค่kɛ̂ɛเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangของkɔ̌ɔngความโลภkwaam-lôopเสมอไปsà-mə̌ə-bpai
The fact that someone has a pilfering habit may stem from psychological issues or childhood hardship; it's not always just about greed.
2NounB1
thief (derogatory)
A person who habitually steals; a pilferer. This term is often used as an insult.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceขี้ขโมยkîi-kà-mooiขี้ขโมยkîi-kà-mooi1thievish; prone to stealing2thief (derogatory)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛogot it; done; now possible
The police have already caught that thief.
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ระวังrá-wangผู้ชายpûu-chaaiคนkonนั้นnánให้ดีhâi-diiนะnáเขาkǎoเป็นbpenขี้ขโมยkîi-kà-mooiประจำbprà-jamซอยsɔɔi
Be careful of that man; he's the neighborhood's resident thief.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanกำลังgam-langเดือดร้อนdʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔnเพราะprɔ́มีmiiขี้ขโมยkîi-kà-mooiมาmaaลักlákไก่gàiในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉn
The villagers are in trouble because a thief has been coming to steal chickens in the village every night.
พอpɔɔถูกtùukตราหน้าdtraa-nâaว่าwâaเป็นbpenขี้ขโมยkîi-kà-mooiแล้วlɛ́ɛoมันmanก็gɔ̂ยากyâakที่จะtîi-jàทำให้tam-hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnกลับมาglàp-maaเชื่อใจchʉ̂ʉa-jaiเราraoได้dâaiอีกìik
Once you're branded a thief, it's difficult to get others to trust you again.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขี้ขโมย said ขี้-ขะ-โมย?
kîi-kà-mooi
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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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ขี้ขโมยkîi-kà-mooiขี้ขโมยkîi-kà-mooithievish; prone to stealingthievish; prone to stealingWord