ขี้หวง
kîi-hǔuangMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
possessive; unwilling to share
Very protective of one's belongings or relationships, unwilling to share them, or jealous of others' attention to someone one loves.
Examples
น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ขี้หวงkîi-hǔuangขี้หวงkîi-hǔuangpossessive; unwilling to shareรถrótรถrótcar; vehicleของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lên1toy; plaything2novelty; fun gadget3plaything (figurative)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมให้yɔɔm-hâiยอมให้yɔɔm-hâi[to] allow; [to] permit; [to] letฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
My younger brother is possessive about his toy cars and won't let me play with them.
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เขาkǎoขี้หวงkîi-hǔuangแฟนfɛɛnมากmâakแค่kɛ̂ɛเห็นhěnเธอtəəคุยkuiกับgàpเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanผู้ชายpûu-chaaiก็gɔ̂หึงhʉ̌ngแล้วlɛ́ɛo
He is very possessive of his girlfriend and gets jealous just seeing her talk to a male friend.
ฉันchǎnขี้หวงkîi-hǔuangหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉมากmâakเลยləəiไม่ให้mâi-hâiใครยืมkrai-yʉʉmเพราะprɔ́กลัวgluuaจะjàหายhǎai
I am very protective of my books, so I don't lend them to anyone because I am afraid they will get lost.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàอ้างว่าâang-wâaที่tîiขี้หวงkîi-hǔuangเป็นเพราะbpen-prɔ́รักrákแต่dtɛ̀ɛการคอยgaan-kɔɔiห้ามhâamคนรักkon-rákไปพบbpai-pópเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanกลับglàpทำให้tam-hâiความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiatขึ้นkʉ̂n
Although he claims that his possessiveness comes from love, constantly stopping his partner from seeing friends only makes their relationship more strained.
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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หวงhǔuangหวงhǔuang1possessive; protective; unwilling to share2[to] be possessive of; guard jealouslypossessive; protective; unwilling to sharePart 2
ขี้หวงkîi-hǔuangขี้หวงkîi-hǔuangpossessive; unwilling to sharepossessive; unwilling to shareWord