ขี้ตืด
kîi-dtʉ̀ʉtMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
stingy; cheap (informal)
very stingy or unwilling to spend money; informal.
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 stirringขี้ตืดkîi-dtʉ̀ʉtขี้ตืดkîi-dtʉ̀ʉtstingy; cheap (informal)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่เคยmâi-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; exceed
He's very stingy. He never treats his friends to a meal.
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อย่าyàaเป็นbpenคนkonขี้ตืดkîi-dtʉ̀ʉtเกินไปgəən-bpaiนักnákเลยləəiใช้เงินchái-ngənเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความสุขkwaam-sùkของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengบ้างbâangก็ได้gɔ̂-dâai
Don't be so stingy. It's okay to spend some money for your own happiness sometimes.
เพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanของฉันkŏng chănขี้ตืดkêe dtèuutขนาดที่ว่าkà-nàat têe wâaยอมyomเดินdernไกลๆglai glaiเพื่อpêuuaประหยัดbprà-yàtค่าkâaรถเมล์rót mayไม่กี่mâi gèeบาทbàat
My colleague is so stingy that they'd rather walk a long way just to save a few baht on bus fare.
ความkwaamขี้ตืดkêe dtèuutของเขาkŏng kăoทำให้tam hâiเขาkăoมีmeeเงินเก็บngern gèpมากmâakก็จริงgô jingแต่dtàeในขณะเดียวกันnai kà-nà diiao ganก็gâwทำให้tam hâiเขาkăoพลาดplâatโอกาสoh-gàatดีๆdee deeในnaiชีวิตchee-wítไปbpaiหลายอย่างlăai yàang
It's true that his stinginess has allowed him to save a lot of money, but at the same time, it has caused him to miss out on many good opportunities in life.
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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ขี้ตืดkîi-dtʉ̀ʉtขี้ตืดkîi-dtʉ̀ʉtstingy; cheap (informal)stingy; cheap (informal)Word