ขี้โม้
kîi-móoMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
boastful; bragging
boastful; having or showing excessive pride and self-satisfaction in one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนขี้โม้kon-kîi-móoคนขี้โม้kon-kîi-móobraggart; boasterอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเชื่อchʉ̂ʉa1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditทุกอย่างtúk-yàangทุกอย่างtúk-yàangeverything; all thingsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk about
He is a boastful person; don't believe everything he says.
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ฉันchǎnไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpทำงานtam-ngaanกับgàpคนขี้โม้kon-kîi-móoเพราะprɔ́พวกเขาpûuak-kǎoเอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛพูดpûutเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
I don't like working with boastful people because they only talk about themselves.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàเก่งgèngแต่dtɛ̀ɛนิสัยní-sǎiขี้โม้kîi-móoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iชอบchɔ̂ɔp
Even though he's talented, his boastful nature makes others dislike him.
คนkonที่tîiมั่นใจmân-jaiในตัวเองnai-dtuua-eengอย่างแท้จริงyàang-tɛ́ɛ-jingไม่mâiจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngมีmiiท่าทีtâa-tiiขี้โม้kîi-móoเพราะprɔ́ผลงานpǒn-ngaanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoจะjàพิสูจน์pí-sùutทุกอย่างtúk-yàangเองeeng
A truly confident person doesn't need to have a boastful demeanor, as their work will prove everything.
2VerbB1
[to] brag; [to] boast
to brag; to boast; to talk with excessive pride about one's achievements or possessions.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ขี้โม้kîi-móoขี้โม้kîi-móo1boastful; bragging2[to] brag; [to] boastว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นักกีฬาnák-gii-laaนักกีฬาnák-gii-laaathlete; sportsperson; playerที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelที่สุดtîi-sùtที่สุดtîi-sùt1most; -est (superlative)2very; extremely (colloquial)3in the end; ultimatelyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
He likes to brag that he's the best athlete in school.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiฟังfangเขาkǎoมากmâakเลยləəiเขาkǎoแค่kɛ̂ɛขี้โม้kîi-móoไปเรื่อยbpai-rʉ̂ʉaiว่าwâaเคยkəəiไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoรอบโลกrɔ̂ɔp-lôokมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛo
Don't listen to him too much; he's just boasting that he has traveled around the world.
พอporได้dâiรถrótคันkanใหม่màiมาmaaเขาkăoก็gâwขี้โม้kêe móhไม่หยุดmâi yùtจนjonเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเริ่มrêrmรำคาญram-kaan
After getting a new car, he wouldn't stop bragging until his friends started to get annoyed.
การที่gaan têeเขาkăoขี้โม้kêe móhเรื่องrêuuangความสำเร็จkwaam săm-rètของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaอาจàatเป็นbpenกลไกgon gaiป้องกันตัวbpông-gan dtuuaเพื่อpêuuaปกปิดbpòk-bpìtความไม่มั่นใจkwaam mâi mân jaiลึกๆléuk léukก็ได้gôr dâai
The way he constantly boasts about his achievements might be a defense mechanism to hide his deep insecurities.
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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ขี้โม้kîi-móoขี้โม้kîi-móoboastful; braggingboastful; braggingWord