ขี้ล้อ
kîi-lɔ́ɔMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
fond of teasing; playful
having a habit of teasing or playfully joking with others
Examples
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringขี้ล้อkîi-lɔ́ɔขี้ล้อkîi-lɔ́ɔfond of teasing; playfulชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)โกรธgròotโกรธgròot1angry; mad2[to] be angry (at/with/about)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเรื่อยrʉ̂ʉaiเรื่อยrʉ̂ʉai1continuously; continually2steadily; gradually3casually; at leisure
My older brother is a tease; he always likes to make me angry.
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เพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanคนkonนั้นnánเป็นbpenคนkonขี้ล้อkîi-lɔ́ɔบางทีbaang-tiiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂พูดpûutแซวsɛɛoแรงrɛɛngจนjonคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kแย่yɛ̂ɛ
That coworker is a tease; sometimes he jokes so harshly that others feel bad.
ถึงtĕungเขาkăoจะjàดูเป็นdoo bpenคนkonขี้ล้อkêe lóแต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonที่têeจริงใจjing jaiมากmâakนะná
Even though he seems like someone who likes to tease, he's actually a very sincere person.
การเป็นgaan-bpenคนkonขี้ล้อkîi-lɔ́ɔมันmanก็ดีgɔ̂-diiที่tîiช่วยchûuaiสร้างsâangเสียงหัวเราะsǐiang-hǔua-rɔ́ได้dâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngรู้rúuกาลเทศะgaa-lá-tee-sàและlɛ́ขอบเขตkɔ̀ɔp-kèetด้วยdûuai
Being a playful tease is good as it helps create laughter, but you also need to know the proper time, place, and boundaries.
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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ขี้ล้อkîi-lɔ́ɔขี้ล้อkîi-lɔ́ɔfond of teasing; playfulfond of teasing; playfulWord