ขี้อาย
kîi-aaiMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
shy; bashful
having a tendency to be timid, nervous, or uncomfortable around other people.
Examples
น้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoyounger sister; younger female siblingของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to 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 stirringขี้อายkîi-aaiขี้อายkîi-aaishy; bashful
My younger sister is a shy person.
3 more examplesShow less
When I was a child, I was very shy and didn't have many friends.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeภายนอกpaai nôkเขาkăoจะjàดูเป็นdoo bpenคนkonขี้อายkêe aaiแต่dtàeพอporได้dâiรู้จักrúu jàkกันganจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนตลกkon dtà-lòkมากmâak
Even though he seems shy on the outside, once you really get to know him, he's a very funny person.
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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อายaaiอายaai1shy; embarrassed2[to] be shy; feel embarrassed3[to] be ashamed (of)4vapor; mist (literary)shy; embarrassedPart 2
ขี้อายkîi-aaiขี้อายkîi-aaishy; bashfulshy; bashfulWord