ขี้นินทา(kêe nin-taa)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

gossipy; prone to gossip

Describes a person who enjoys talking about other people's private lives.

Examples

อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)ความลับkwaam lápความลับkwaam láp1a secret2secrecy; confidentiality3mystery; hidden truthให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleขี้นินทาkêe nin-taaขี้นินทาkêe nin-taagossipy; prone to gossip
Don't tell him your secrets; he's a gossip.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ขี้kêeขี้kêe1feces; excrement; poop2dirty residue; scale; crust3prefix showing a negative/excessive traitPart 1
+
นินทาnin-taaนินทาnin-taa1[to] gossip; backbite2gossip; backbiting3[to] slander; defame (lit.)Part 2
ขี้นินทาkêe nin-taaขี้นินทาkêe nin-taagossipy; prone to gossip