ขี้เหนียว(kêe nĭiao)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

stingy; tight-fisted; miserly

unwilling to spend or share money or resources; very ungenerous

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขี้เหนียวkêe nĭiaoขี้เหนียวkêe nĭiao1stingy; tight-fisted; miserly2a stingy personมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)เลี้ยงข้าวlíiang kâaoเลี้ยงข้าวlíiang kâao[to] treat [sb] to a mealเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
He's very stingy and never treats his friends to meals.
2NounB2

a stingy person

a person who is stingy; a miser (colloquial use as a noun)

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)กลุ่มเพื่อนglùm pêuuanกลุ่มเพื่อนglùm pêuuangroup of friends; circle of friendsเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ล้อlóล้อló1wheel2[to] tease; mock; kid3rim; wheel rimว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตั้มdtâmตั้มdtâmmale nickname; Tum (nickname)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsขี้เหนียวkêe nĭiaoขี้เหนียวkêe nĭiao1stingy; tight-fisted; miserly2a stingy personเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่เคยmâi koieไม่เคยmâi koienever; have neverเลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] support; maintain4[to] host; treat5[to] feedใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
In our friend group, we tease that Tum is a miser because he never treats anyone.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

เคี่ยวkîiaoเคี่ยวkîiao1[to] simmer; reduce2[to] refine/purify by boiling or heating3stingy; tight-fisted4[to] toughen; harden (through strict discipline)5[to] nag; harp on; keep pressing
  • [to] simmer; reduce
  • [to] refine/purify by boiling or heating
  • stingy; tight-fisted
  • [to] toughen; harden (through strict discipline)
  • [to] nag; harp on; keep pressing
ขี้ตืดkêe dtèuutขี้ตืดkêe dtèuutstingy; cheap (informal)

stingy; cheap (informal)

ขี้งกkêe ngókขี้งกkêe ngók1stingy; miserly2stingy; miserly
  • stingy; miserly
  • stingy; miserly
เค็มkemเค็มkem1salty2stingy (informal)
  • salty
  • stingy (informal)
กั๊กgákกั๊กgák1[to] hold back; withhold; be stingy2stingy; withholding3[to] hedge; be noncommittal4half-measure; underpowered (slang)
  • [to] hold back; withhold; be stingy
  • stingy; withholding
  • [to] hedge; be noncommittal
  • half-measure; underpowered (slang)

Word Breakdown

ขี้kêeขี้kêe1feces; excrement; poop2dirty residue; scale; crust3prefix showing a negative/excessive traitPart 1
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เหนียวnĭiaoเหนียวnĭiao1sticky; adhesive2chewy; tough (texture)3stingy; tightfisted4tough; enduring (colloq.)Part 2
ขี้เหนียวkêe nĭiaoขี้เหนียวkêe nĭiaostingy; tight-fisted; miserly