ขี้อวด
kîi-ùuatMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
boastful; bragging
tending to boast, brag, or show off one's possessions or abilities
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowคนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personขี้อวดkîi-ùuatขี้อวดkîi-ùuat1boastful; bragging2show-off; braggartมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ng1talk about; mention; bring up2speaking of ...; regarding ...ทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole day
This friend is very boastful. He just bought a new car and talked about it all day.
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ฉันchǎnไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpคุยkuiกับgàpเขาkǎoเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoมีmiiนิสัยní-sǎiขี้อวดkîi-ùuatและlɛ́ชอบchɔ̂ɔpข่มคนkòm-konอื่นʉ̀ʉnให้ดูhâi-duuแย่กว่าyɛ̂ɛ-gwàa
I don't like talking to him because he has a boastful habit and likes to put others down.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoจะjàรวยruuaiมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiทำตัวtam-dtuuaขี้อวดkîi-ùuatเวลาwee-laaอยู่yùuกับgàpเพื่อนฝูงpʉ̂ʉan-fǔungเลยləəi
Even though his family is very rich, he never acts boastful when hanging out with friends.
การมีgaan-miiพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamขี้อวดkîi-ùuatในnaiที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kหมั่นไส้màn-sâiและlɛ́ไม่mâiอยากyàakให้hâiความร่วมมือkwaam-rûuam-mʉʉ
Having boastful behavior in the workplace might make colleagues feel annoyed and unwilling to cooperate.
2NounB2
show-off; braggart
a person who frequently boasts or shows off
Examples
ไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forคบkópคบkóp1[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends with2[to] date (romantically); be in a relationshipกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ขี้อวดkîi-ùuatขี้อวดkîi-ùuat1boastful; bragging2show-off; braggartคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)หรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ng1talk about; mention; bring up2speaking of ...; regarding ...แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengone's own
Nobody wants to associate with that show-off because she only likes to talk about herself.
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พวกpûuakขี้อวดkêe ùuatมักจะmák jàเรียกร้องrîak róngความสนใจkwaam sŏn jaiจากjàakคนรอบข้างkon rôp kâangด้วยdûuayการซื้อgaan séuของแบรนด์เนมkŏng braen naymแพงๆpaeng paeng
Show-offs often seek attention from people around them by buying expensive brand-name items.
วิธีwí-tiiที่tîiดีที่สุดdii-tîi-sùtในnaiการรับมือgaan-ráp-mʉʉกับgàpคนkonขี้อวดkîi-ùuatในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumคือkʉʉการปล่อยให้gaan-bplɔ̀i-hâiเขาkǎoพูดpûutไปbpaiโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngแสดงsà-dɛɛngปฏิกิริยาbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaaตอบโต้dtɔ̀ɔp-dtôo
The best way to handle a braggart in a meeting is to let them talk without showing any reaction.
สังคมออนไลน์sǎng-kom-ɔɔn-laaiในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-banเป็นbpenพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiเหล่าlàoขี้อวดkîi-ùuatมีmiiเวทีwee-tiiในnaiการนำเสนอgaan-nam-sà-nə̌əชีวิตchii-wítที่tîiสมบูรณ์แบบsǒm-buun-bɛ̀ɛpเกินจริงgəən-jing
Today's online society is a space that provides braggarts with a platform to present an unrealistically perfect life.
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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ขี้อวดkîi-ùuatขี้อวดkîi-ùuatboastful; braggingboastful; braggingWord