ขี้ข้า
kîi-kâaMeaning
1NounB2
servant; slave; lackey (derogatory)
a servant or slave; also an offensive insult for someone seen as a lackey or subservient follower.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่ใช่mâi-châiไม่ใช่mâi-châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)ขี้ข้าkîi-kâaขี้ข้าkîi-kâaservant; slave; lackey (derogatory)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleจะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสั่งให้sàng-hâiสั่งให้sàng-hâi[to] order [sb] to do [sth]ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeนู่นnûunนู่นnûun1that (way over there); that one (far away)2way over there; in the far distance3Over there!4far in time; much later or long agoทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeนี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)
I'm not anyone's servant that you can just order me to do this and that.
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เขาkǎoทำตัวtam-dtuuaเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเป็นbpenขี้ข้าkîi-kâaของkɔ̌ɔngหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaยอมyɔɔmทำtamทุกอย่างtúk-yàangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอาใจao-jai
He acts like the boss's lackey, willing to do anything to please him.
อย่าyàaลดlótคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaตัวเองdtuua engด้วยdûuayการไปgaan bpaiเป็นbpenขี้ข้าkêe kâaให้hâiคนkonที่têeไม่mâiเห็นhĕnค่าkâaเราraoเลยloie
Don't devalue yourself by becoming a subservient follower for someone who doesn't appreciate you.
ในnaiละครlá-kɔɔnย้อนยุคyɔ́ɔn-yúkตัวละครเอกdtuua-lá-kɔɔn-èekมักmákถูกtùukกดขี่gòt-kìiให้hâiเป็นbpenขี้ข้าkîi-kâaในnaiเรือนrʉʉanของkɔ̌ɔngเจ้าขุนมูลนายjâao-kǔn-muun-naai
In period dramas, the main character is often oppressed and forced to be a servant in the house of a nobleman.
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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ข้าkâaข้าkâa1I; me (archaic/poetic; rustic)2servant; subject (historical)3I; me (deferential to royalty, historical formula)I; me (archaic/poetic; rustic)Part 2
ขี้ข้าkîi-kâaขี้ข้าkîi-kâaservant; slave; lackey (derogatory)servant; slave; lackey (derogatory)Word