ขี้ปาก
kîi-bpàakMeaning
1Noun
gossip; disparaging talk
Other people's gossip or disparaging talk, especially when someone becomes its target.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forตกเป็นdtòk-bpenตกเป็นdtòk-bpen1[to] become; end up (as)2[to] fall to; go to; come under [sb]'s possession/controlขี้ปากkîi-bpàakขี้ปากkîi-bpàakgossip; disparaging talkของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítoffice; workplace (loanword)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)เรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaเรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuapersonal matter; private affairให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
He did not want to become the subject of office gossip, so he told no one about his private life.
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แค่kɛ̂ɛกลับบ้านglàp-bâanพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganครั้งเดียวkráng-diiaoก็gɔ̂กลายเป็นglaai-bpenขี้ปากชาวบ้านkîi-bpàak-chaao-bâanไปbpaiทั้งสัปดาห์táng-sàp-daa
Just going home together once made them the subject of neighborhood gossip for an entire week.
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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ขี้ปากkîi-bpàakขี้ปากkîi-bpàakgossip; disparaging talkgossip; disparaging talkWord