ขี้ลืม
kîi-lʉʉmMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
forgetful; absent-minded
tending to forget things easily; having a poor memory
Examples
คุณย่าkun-yâaคุณย่าkun-yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)แก่gɛ̀ɛแก่gɛ̀ɛ1old (age)2to; toward (recipient/affected party)3dark (color); strong (drink)4mature; fully grown; old (plant parts or produce)5for; with regard toแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedขี้ลืมkîi-lʉʉmขี้ลืมkîi-lʉʉmforgetful; absent-minded
Grandma is old, so she is forgetful.
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Lately I've been very forgetful, I often forget my house keys.
เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonขี้ลืมkîi-lʉʉmก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngจดjòtทุกอย่างtúk-yàangลงในlong-naiสมุดsà-mùt
He is a forgetful person, so he has to write everything down in a notebook.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunรู้ตัวrúu-dtuuaว่าwâaเป็นbpenคนkonขี้ลืมkîi-lʉʉmคุณควรkun-kuuanตั้งdtângนาฬิกาปลุกnaa-lí-gaa-bplùkเตือนความจำdtʉʉan-kwaam-jamในnaiโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpไว้wái
If you know you are forgetful, you should set a reminder alarm on your phone.
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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ลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionally[to] forgetPart 2
ขี้ลืมkîi-lʉʉmขี้ลืมkîi-lʉʉmforgetful; absent-mindedforgetful; absent-mindedWord