ขี้นอน
kîi-nɔɔnMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
fond of sleeping; given to sleeping a lot (informal)
Habitually sleeping a lot or being unusually fond of sleep.
Examples
น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ขี้นอนkîi-nɔɔnขี้นอนkîi-nɔɔnfond of sleeping; given to sleeping a lot (informal)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousวันหยุดwan-yùtวันหยุดwan-yùt1day off; rest day2public holiday3regular closing day (of a shop/business)ตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnตื่นdtʉ̀ʉn1[to] wake up; awaken2be awake; stay awake3[to] be startled; be alarmed; get excited aboutเกือบgʉ̀ʉapเกือบgʉ̀ʉapalmost; nearlyเที่ยงtîiangเที่ยงtîiang1noon; midday2exact; precise; straight3permanent; unchangingทุกทีtúk-tiiทุกทีtúk-tii1every time; on each occasion2increasingly; more and more
My younger brother loves sleeping and always gets up around noon on his days off.
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ฉันchǎnเป็นbpenคนkonขี้นอนkîi-nɔɔnถ้าtâaไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiปลุกbplùkก็gɔ̂นอนnɔɔnได้dâaiถึงtʉ̌ngเที่ยงtîiang
I love sleeping, and if no one wakes me up, I can sleep until noon.
เมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnเขาkǎoขี้นอนkîi-nɔɔnมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔเริ่มrə̂əmทำงานtam-ngaanก็gɔ̂ฝึกfʉ̀kตัวเองdtuua-eengให้hâiตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnเช้าcháo
He used to sleep a lot, but once he started working, he trained himself to get up early.
เพราะprɔ́รู้rúuว่าwâaแฟนfɛɛnเป็นbpenคนkonขี้นอนkîi-nɔɔnฉันchǎnจึงjʉngจองเที่ยวบินjɔɔng-tîiao-binช่วงบ่ายchûuang-bàaiแทนtɛɛnเที่ยวบินtîiao-binเช้าcháoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเขาkǎoมีmiiเวลานอนwee-laa-nɔɔnเต็มที่dtem-tîi
Knowing that my boyfriend loves sleeping, I booked an afternoon flight instead of a morning one so he could get plenty of sleep.
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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ขี้นอนkîi-nɔɔnขี้นอนkîi-nɔɔnfond of sleeping; given to sleeping a lot (informal)fond of sleeping; given to sleeping a lot (informal)Word