ขี้หึง
kîi-hʉ̌ngMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
jealous (romantically)
prone to feeling or showing jealousy, especially in a romantic relationship; possessive.
Examples
แฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporterฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)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 stirringขี้หึงkîi-hʉ̌ngขี้หึงkîi-hʉ̌ngjealous (romantically)
My boyfriend is a jealous person.
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Don't talk to other men; my girlfriend is very jealous.
เขาkǎoโกรธgròotที่tîiฉันchǎnไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoกับgàpเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonขี้หึงkîi-hʉ̌ng
He got angry that I went to eat with my friend because he is a jealous person.
เธอtəəเป็นbpenคนkonขี้หึงkîi-hʉ̌ngมากmâakถึงขนาดtʉ̌ng-kà-nàatที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngเช็คchékมือถือmʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉฉันchǎnทุกวันtúk-wanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูว่าduu-wâaฉันchǎnคุยkuiกับgàpใครkraiบ้างbâang
She is so jealous that she has to check my phone every day to see who I've been talking to.
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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หึงhʉ̌ngหึงhʉ̌ng1jealous (romantic; possessive)2[to] be jealous (romantic)jealous (romantic; possessive)Part 2
ขี้หึงkîi-hʉ̌ngขี้หึงkîi-hʉ̌ngjealous (romantically)jealous (romantically)Word