ขี้งอน
kîi-ngɔɔnMeaning
1Adjective
Prone to sulking
Habitually quick to take offense and sulk, often wanting to be coaxed.
Examples
น้องnɔ́ɔngน้องnɔ́ɔng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)ขี้งอนkîi-ngɔɔnขี้งอนkîi-ngɔɔnProne to sulkingเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)ลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)ชวนchuuanชวนchuuan1[to] invite; ask [sb] along2[to] urge; persuade; encourage3inviting; tempting; evocative4[to] tend to cause; be likely to evokeเล่นlênเล่นlên1[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.)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainคนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; sole
My younger sibling is prone to sulking and sits alone in silence when friends forget to invite them to play.
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ฉันchănยอมรับyom rápว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua engขี้งอนkêe-ngawnแต่dtàeถ้าtâaคุยกันkui ganดีdeeๆ-ก็gâwหายhăaiเร็วreo
I admit I sulk easily, but a kind conversation soon cheers me up.
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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งอนngɔɔnงอนngɔɔn1sulky; pouty2[to] sulk; take offense3upturned; curled (up)4upturned tip; upward-curving endsulky; poutyPart 2
ขี้งอนkîi-ngɔɔnขี้งอนkîi-ngɔɔnProne to sulkingProne to sulkingWord