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kîi-yɛɛMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
prone to crying; easily brought to tears
describing someone who cries easily or frequently, often used to describe children
Examples
น้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoyounger sister; younger female siblingฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ขี้แยkîi-yɛɛขี้แยkîi-yɛɛ1prone to crying; easily brought to tears2crybabyแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)ดุdùดุdù1strict; stern; scolding2fierce; aggressive; ferocious3[to] scold; rebukeนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a 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 younger sister is a crybaby; she cries just from being scolded a little.
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ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonขี้แยkêe yaeมากmâakแต่dtàeโตขึ้นdtoo kûenมากmâakลับlápเข้มแข็งkêm-kăengกว่าที่gwàa têeคิดkít
When he was young, he was such a crybaby, but as he grew up, he turned out stronger than expected.
อย่าyàaทำตัวtam-dtuuaขี้แยkîi-yɛɛไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iเลยləəiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangแค่นี้kɛ̂ɛ-níiเองeengไม่mâiเห็นhěnต้องdtɔ̂ngเสียน้ำตาsǐia-náam-dtaa
Don't be such a crybaby; it's just a small matter, there's no need to shed tears.
การที่gaan-tîiเด็กdèkมีmiiพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamขี้แยkîi-yɛɛอาจàatเป็นbpenวิธีwí-tiiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngที่tîiเขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamสื่อสารsʉ̀ʉ-sǎanอารมณ์aa-romที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaให้hâiผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiรับรู้ráp-rúu
A child's crybaby behavior might be one way they try to communicate complex emotions for adults to understand.
2NounB1
crybaby
a person, especially a child, who cries frequently or without good reason
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)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ขี้แยkîi-yɛɛขี้แยkîi-yɛɛ1prone to crying; easily brought to tears2crybaby
My little sister is a crybaby.
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อย่าyàaทำตัวtam-dtuuaเป็นbpenเด็กdèkขี้แยkîi-yɛɛไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iเลยləəiแค่kɛ̂ɛแผลถลอกplɛ̌ɛ-tà-lɔ̀ɔkนิดเดียวnít-diiaoเองeeng
Don't be such a crybaby, it's just a little scratch.
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonขี้แยkêe yaeมากmâakแต่dtàeโตdtohมาmaaก็gâwเข้มแข็งkêm-kăengขึ้นkêunเยอะyéh
When he was young, he was a big crybaby, but growing up he became much stronger.
ครูkruuอนุบาลà-nú-baanต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiความอดทนkwaam-òt-tonอย่างมากyàang-mâakในnaiการรับมือgaan-ráp-mʉʉกับgàpเด็กdèkขี้แยkîi-yɛɛที่tîiเอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâiหาhǎaแม่mɛ̂ɛ
Kindergarten teachers must use a lot of patience in handling crybabies who keep crying for their mothers.
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 | — | — |