ขี้คุย
kîi-kuiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
boastful; bragging
tending to talk boastfully about one's own achievements, abilities, or possessions.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; 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)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringขี้คุยkîi-kuiขี้คุยkîi-kui1boastful; bragging2a braggartชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfรวยruuaiรวยruuai1rich; wealthy2gently; faintly (of wafting air or scent)
He is a boastful person; he likes to tell stories about how rich he is.
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ฉันchǎnไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iชอบchɔ̂ɔpนิสัยní-sǎiขี้คุยkîi-kuiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเท่าไหร่tâo-ràiฟังfangแล้วlɛ́ɛoมันmanน่ารำคาญnâa-ram-kaan
I don't really like his boastful nature very much; it's annoying to listen to.
อย่าyàaไปbpaiเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaที่tîiเขาkǎoพูดpûutทั้งหมดtáng-mòtเขาkǎoแค่kɛ̂ɛเป็นbpenคนkonขี้คุยkîi-kuiที่tîiชอบchɔ̂ɔpทำให้tam-hâiตัวเองdtuua-eengดูดีduu-dii
Don't believe everything he says; he's just a boastful person who likes to make himself look good.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàดูเป็นduu-bpenคนkonขี้คุยkîi-kuiไปbpaiบ้างbâangแต่dtɛ̀ɛเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatในnaiการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanต้องdtɔ̂ngยอมรับyɔɔm-rápว่าwâaเขาkǎoเก่งจริงgèng-jing
Although he may seem a bit boastful, when it comes to work abilities, I must admit he is genuinely skilled.
2NounB1
a braggart
a person who boasts or brags a lot.
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ขี้คุยkîi-kuiขี้คุยkîi-kui1boastful; bragging2a braggartตัวยงdtuua-yongตัวยงdtuua-yongardent; die-hard; inveterateเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
That person is a real braggart, don't listen to him too much.
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ไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiอยากร่วมyàak-rûuamงานngaanกับgàpเขาkǎoเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoเป็นbpenขี้คุยkîi-kuiที่tîiไม่เคยmâi-kəəiลงมือทำlong-mʉʉ-tamจริงjing
No one wants to work with him because he's a braggart who never actually does anything.
พวกpûuakขี้คุยkîi-kuiมักจะmák-jàพูดpûutเกินจริงgəən-jingเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnชื่นชมchʉ̂ʉn-chom
Braggarts often exaggerate their own achievements to get others to admire them.
ในnaiวงสนทนาwong-sǒn-tá-naaพอpɔɔมีmiiคนkonเริ่มrə̂əmโอ้อวดôo-ùuatคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnก็gɔ̂จะjàมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเขาkǎoเป็นตาbpen-dtaaขี้คุยkîi-kuiที่tîiน่าเบื่อnâa-bʉ̀ʉa
In a conversation, when someone starts to show off, other people will see him as a boring old braggart.
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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คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)[to] chat; talkPart 2
ขี้คุยkîi-kuiขี้คุยkîi-kuiboastful; braggingboastful; braggingWord