ขี้ท้อ
kîi-tɔ́ɔMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
easily discouraged
Prone to losing heart or giving up easily when faced with difficulties or setbacks.
Examples
น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ขี้ท้อkîi-tɔ́ɔขี้ท้อkîi-tɔ́ɔeasily discouragedพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเลิกlə̂əkเลิกlə̂ək1[to] stop; cease; quit2[to] end; be over (class/work/event)3[to] break up; separate4[to] cancel; abolish; discontinueทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; make
My younger brother gives up easily. If he can't do something, he stops trying.
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ฉันchănเป็นbpenคนkonขี้ท้อkêe tórเวลาเรียนway-laa riianอะไรà-raiยากyâakๆ-จึงjeungต้องมีdtông meeเพื่อนpêuuanคอยkoiให้กำลังใจhâi gam-lang-jai
I get discouraged easily, so when I learn something difficult, I need a friend to keep encouraging me.
เขาkǎoไม่ใช่mâi-châiคนkonขี้ท้อkîi-tɔ́ɔแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàสอบตกsɔ̀ɔp-dtòkสองsɔ̌ɔngครั้งkrángก็gɔ̂ยังyangอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉเตรียมสอบdtriiam-sɔ̀ɔpใหม่mài
He isn't someone who gives up easily. Even after failing the exam twice, he is still studying to take it again.
การgaanถูกปฏิเสธtùuk-bpà-dtì-sèetงานngaanหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnรู้rúuว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua-eengขี้ท้อkîi-tɔ́ɔกว่าที่gwàa-tîiคิดkítเพราะprɔ́เริ่มrə̂əmไม่mâiกล้าglâaสมัครงานsà-màk-ngaanที่อื่นtîi-ʉ̀ʉnอีกìik
Being turned down for several jobs made me realize that I get discouraged more easily than I thought, because I started losing the courage to apply elsewhere.
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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ท้อtɔ́ɔท้อtɔ́ɔ1discouraged; disheartened2[to] lose heart; feel discouraged3peach (tree or fruit)discouraged; disheartenedPart 2
ขี้ท้อkîi-tɔ́ɔขี้ท้อkîi-tɔ́ɔeasily discouragedeasily discouragedWord