ขี้ตา
kîi-dtaaMeaning
1NounB1
eye discharge; eye crust
The mucus or crusty discharge that accumulates in the corners of the eyes, especially during sleep.
Examples
ตื่นนอนdtʉ̀ʉn-nɔɔnตื่นนอนdtʉ̀ʉn-nɔɔn[to] wake up (stop sleeping)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)อย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmdon't forget (to...)ล้างหน้าláang-nâaล้างหน้าláang-nâa[to] wash one's faceและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เช็ดchétเช็ดchét[to] wipe; dabขี้ตาkîi-dtaaขี้ตาkîi-dtaaeye discharge; eye crustด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
After waking up, don't forget to wash your face and wipe your eye crust.
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สุนัขsù-nákของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnมีmiiขี้kîiตาสีเขียวdtaa-sǐi-kǐiaoเยอะมากyə́-mâakสงสัยsǒng-sǎiตาdtaaจะjàอักเสบàk-sèep
My dog has a lot of green eye discharge, I suspect its eyes are inflamed.
เช้านี้cháao-níiลูกlûukร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâiเพราะprɔ́มีmiiขี้ตาkîi-dtaaเกรอะกรังgrə̀-grangจนjonลืมตาlʉʉm-dtaaแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่mâiขึ้นkʉ̂n
This morning my child cried because there was so much crusty eye discharge they could barely open their eyes.
หากhàakพบว่าpóp-wâaตัวเองdtuua-eengมีmiiขี้ตาkîi-dtaaเยอะyə́ผิดปกติpìt-bpòk-gà-dtìและlɛ́มีmiiอาการaa-gaanตาแดงdtaa-dɛɛngร่วมด้วยrûuam-dûuaiควรkuuanไปพบbpai-pópจักษุแพทย์jàk-sù-pɛ̂ɛtทันทีtan-tii
If you find that you have an unusually large amount of eye discharge accompanied by red eyes, you should go see an ophthalmologist immediately.
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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ขี้ตาkîi-dtaaขี้ตาkîi-dtaaeye discharge; eye crusteye discharge; eye crustWord