ขี้เมา
kîi-maoMeanings
1NounB1
drunkard; alcoholic
a person who is habitually drunk; a drunkard or alcoholic
Examples
แถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanแถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanneighborhood; local areaฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or names5classifier for groups or kindsขี้เมาkîi-maoขี้เมาkîi-mao1drunkard; alcoholic2habitually drunkเยอะมากyə́-mâakเยอะมากyə́-mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)
There are many drunkards in my neighborhood.
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The police took the drunkard sleeping on the side of the street to the police station.
I don't want my daughter to marry that drunkard.
สังคมsǎng-komมักจะmák-jàมองข้ามmɔɔng-kâamปัญหาbpan-hǎaทางจิตใจtaang-jìt-jaiที่ซ่อนtîi-sɔ̂ɔnอยู่เบื้องหลังyùu-bʉ̂ʉang-lǎngพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamของkɔ̌ɔngพวกpûuakขี้เมาkîi-mao
Society often overlooks the psychological issues hidden behind the behavior of alcoholics.
2AdjectiveB1
habitually drunk
having the habit of drinking too much alcohol; habitually intoxicated
Examples
สามีsǎa-miiสามีsǎa-miihusband (formal/neutral)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herขี้เมาkîi-maoขี้เมาkîi-mao1drunkard; alcoholic2habitually drunkมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herทนไม่ไหวton-mâi-wǎiทนไม่ไหวton-mâi-wǎi[to] can't stand it; can't take it anymore
Her husband drinks so heavily that she can't stand it.
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เขาkǎoตั้งใจdtâng-jaiเลิกนิสัยlə̂ək-ní-sǎiขี้เมาkîi-maoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเป็นbpenตัวอย่างที่ดีdtuua-yàang-tîi-diiให้hâiลูกlûuk
He is determined to quit his heavy drinking habit to be a good example for his child.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunยังyangทำตัวtam dtuuaขี้เมาkêe maoแบบนี้bàep néeต่อไปdtòr bpaiคุณkunจะjàโดนdohnไล่lâiออกจากòk jàakงานngaanแน่ๆnâe nâe
If you keep up this drunken behavior, you will definitely get fired from your job.
นิสัยní-sǎiขี้เมาkîi-maoไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛทำลายtam-laaiสุขภาพร่างกายsùk-kà-pâap-râang-gaaiแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangส่งผลกระทบsòng-pǒn-grà-tópอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛngต่อdtɔ̀ɔความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panในnaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
A heavy drinking habit not only destroys physical health but also severely affects family relationships.
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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เมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2motion-sick; dizzy; nauseated3sick from poisonous fooddrunk; intoxicatedPart 2
ขี้เมาkîi-maoขี้เมาkîi-maodrunkard; alcoholicdrunkard; alcoholicWord