ขี้งก
kîi-ngókMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
stingy; miserly
unwilling to give or spend; not generous, especially with money.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไม่เคยmâi-kəəinever; have neverเลี้ยงข้าวlíiang-kâaoเลี้ยงข้าวlíiang-kâao[to] treat [sb] to a mealเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; 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 stirringขี้งกkîi-ngókขี้งกkîi-ngókstingy; miserlyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
He never treats his friends to a meal; he's very ungenerous.
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อย่าyàaขี้งกkîi-ngókนักnákเลยləəiของกินkɔ̌ɔng-ginมีmiiเยอะแยะyə́-yɛ́แบ่งbɛ̀ngให้hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnบ้างbâangสิsì
Don't be so ungenerous! There's plenty of food, share some with others.
เวลาwee-laaไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoด้วยกันdûuai-ganเขาkǎoไม่เคยmâi-kəəiช่วยchûuaiออกɔ̀ɔkค่าส่วนกลางkâa-sùuan-glaangเลยləəiทุกคนtúk-konเลยləəiมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเขาkǎoขี้งกkîi-ngók
When we travel together, he never helps pay for shared expenses, so everyone thinks he's not generous.
ความkwaamขี้งกkîi-ngókของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแสดงออกsà-dɛɛng-ɔ̀ɔkแค่kɛ̂ɛเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเงินngənแต่dtɛ̀ɛรวมถึงruuam-tʉ̌ngการgaanไม่mâiเต็มใจdtem-jaiที่จะtîi-jàแบ่งปันbɛ̀ng-bpanความรู้kwaam-rúuหรือrʉ̌ʉช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnด้วยdûuai
His ungenerous nature isn't just about money; it also includes his unwillingness to share knowledge or help others.
He is very stingy.
She wants a new bag, but she's stingy, so she doesn't buy it.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàร้อนrɔ́ɔnแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmเปิดbpə̀ətแอร์ɛɛเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoขี้งกkîi-ngók
No matter how hot it is, he refuses to turn on the air conditioner because he's stingy.
ถึงtʉ̌ngเขาkǎoจะมีjà-miiเงินngənเยอะyə́เขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangเป็นbpenคนkonขี้งกkîi-ngókและlɛ́ใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanคนkonไม่มีmâi-miiเงินngənอยู่ดีyùu-dii
Even though he has a lot of money, he is still stingy and lives as if he has no money.
Tones
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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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ขี้งกkîi-ngókขี้งกkîi-ngókstingy; miserlystingy; miserlyWord