ขี้บ่น
kîi-bònMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
complaining; nagging
describes someone who tends to complain or grumble frequently.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ขี้บ่นkîi-bònขี้บ่นkîi-bòncomplaining; naggingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
My mom complains a lot.
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My boyfriend is such a complainer; he said the food wasn't delicious.
เมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnคุณตาkun-dtaaไม่mâiขี้บ่นkîi-bònแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiท่านtânบ่นbònทุกวันtúk-wan
My grandfather didn't used to be a complainer, but now he grumbles every day.
ฉันchǎnไม่mâiอยากyàakทำงานtam-ngaanกับgàpเขาkǎoเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonขี้บ่นkîi-bònและlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanไม่ดีmâi-dii
I don't want to work with him because he's a complainer and it creates a bad working atmosphere.
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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ขี้บ่นkîi-bònขี้บ่นkîi-bòncomplaining; naggingcomplaining; naggingWord