ขี้แง
kîi-ngɛɛMeanings
1NounA2
crybaby; person who cries easily
a person who cries very easily or at the slightest provocation (informal, often about children)
Examples
น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-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 stirringขี้แงkîi-ngɛɛขี้แงkîi-ngɛɛ1crybaby; person who cries easily2tearful; easily moved to tears
My little brother is a crybaby.
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Don't be a crybaby, you just fell down a little.
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonขี้แงkêe ngaeมากmâakใครkraiแกล้งglâengนิดเดียวnít diaoก็gâwร้องไห้róng hâiแล้วláeo
When he was a kid, he was a huge crybaby; he would cry if anyone teased him just a little bit.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanล้อlɔ́ɔว่าwâaเป็นbpenคนkonขี้แงkîi-ngɛɛเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoมักจะmák-jàร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâiทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiดูหนังduu-nǎngเศร้าsâo
He gets teased by his friends for being a crybaby because he tends to cry every time he watches a sad movie.
2AdjectiveB1
tearful; easily moved to tears
tending to cry easily; overly tearful in a childish way (informal)
Examples
น้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoyounger sister; younger female siblingฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ขี้แงkîi-ngɛɛขี้แงkîi-ngɛɛ1crybaby; person who cries easily2tearful; easily moved to tearsมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousดูหนังduu-nǎngดูหนังduu-nǎng[to] watch a movieเศร้าsâoเศร้าsâosad; sorrowfulนิดเดียวnít-diiaoนิดเดียวnít-diiao1just a little; only a bit; a tiny amount2a tiny bit; a very small amountก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâi[to] cry; weepแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
My little sister is very tearful; she cries just from watching a slightly sad movie.
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ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkเขาkăoขี้แงkêe ngaeจะตายjà dtaaiแต่dtàeพอporโตขึ้นdtoo kûenก็gâwกลายเป็นglaai bpenคนkonเข้มแข็งkêm-kăengมากmâak
When he was a kid, he was extremely prone to tears, but after growing up, he became a very strong person.
อย่าyàaไปbpaiแกล้งglɛ̂ɛngเขาkǎoเลยləəiนะnáเขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonอ่อนไหวɔ̀ɔn-wǎiและlɛ́ขี้แงkîi-ngɛɛง่ายngâai
Don't tease him. He's a sensitive person and tends to cry easily.
ไม่น่าเชื่อmâi-nâa-chʉ̂ʉaว่าwâaคนkonที่tîiดูduuเข้มแข็งkêm-kɛ̌ngภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔkจะjàขี้แงkîi-ngɛɛขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiแค่kɛ̂ɛโดนdoonเจ้านายjâo-naaiตำหนิdtam-nìเรื่องเล็กน้อยrʉ̂ʉang-lék-nɔ́ɔiก็gɔ̂แอบɛ̀ɛpไปbpaiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
It's unbelievable that someone who looks so strong on the outside could be this tearful. Just a small scolding from the boss and they secretly went to cry.
Tones
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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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ขี้แงkîi-ngɛɛขี้แงkîi-ngɛɛcrybaby; person who cries easilycrybaby; person who cries easilyWord