ขุย(kŭi)
Meanings
1NounB1
lint; fuzz (small fibers)
small loose fibers or fluff that come off fabric or clothing
Examples
เสื้อสเวตเตอร์sêuua sà-wét-dtêrเสื้อสเวตเตอร์sêuua sà-wét-dtêrsweaterตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1character; figure2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3body; self; person (colloq.)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] experience; undergo2[to] have; possess3there is/are; existขุยkŭiขุยkŭi1lint; fuzz (small fibers)2fluffy/crumbly bits (from material surfaces)3flaky skin; dandruff-like flakes; scurfติดdtìtติดdtìt1owing; indebted; behind on payments2busy; occupied; tied up3[to] catch fire; light; start; come on4[to] stick; attach; fasten5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere7[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)8addicted to; hooked on; attached to9[to] follow closely; keep close toเต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòtเต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòt1everywhere; all over (the place)2completely full; crammedหลังlăngหลังlăng1behind; at the back of2back (of body)3CL: building; house; structure4after; later than5rear; back (part)ซักsákซักsák1[to] wash (clothes)2[to] interrogate; question closely3about; approximately (before numbers)ครั้งแรกkráng râekครั้งแรกkráng râek1for the first time2the first time3first (of an occurrence)
This sweater is covered with fluff after the first wash.
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ฉันchănใช้cháiลูกกลิ้งlôok glîngเก็บgèpขุยkŭiกลิ้งglîngตามdtaamแขนเสื้อkăen sêuuaก่อนgònออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâan
I used a lint roller to pick up the fluff on my sleeves before leaving the house.
ถ้าtâaซักผ้าsák pâaกับgàpผ้าขนหนูpâa kŏn nŏoผ้าpâaดำdamจะมีjà meeขุยkŭiสีขาวsĕe kăaoติดdtìtง่ายngâaiมากmâak
If you wash clothes with towels, black clothes pick up white lint very easily.
ผ้าพันคอpâa pan koขนสัตว์kŏn sàtเริ่มrêrmมีmeeขุยkŭiตามdtaamขอบkòpเพราะpráwเสียดสีsìat sĕeกับgàpกระเป๋าgrà-bpăoสะพายsà-paaiบ่อยๆbòi bòi
The wool scarf is starting to pill along the edges because it often rubs against the shoulder bag.
2NounB2
flaky skin; dandruff-like flakes; scurf
small dry flakes that come off the skin or scalp (from dryness, irritation, or peeling)
Examples
ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1span; extent2period; span (of time)3range; interval (between limits)4section; segment (part of something)5distance between supportsหน้าหนาวnâa năaoหน้าหนาวnâa năao1in winter; during the cold season2winter; the cold seasonหนังศีรษะnăng sĭi-sàหนังศีรษะnăng sĭi-sàscalpของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineแห้งhâengแห้งhâeng1[to] dry; become dry2dry; not wet3dry; served without brothจนมีjon meeจนมีjon meeuntil there is/are; so that there is/areขุยkŭiขุยkŭi1lint; fuzz (small fibers)2fluffy/crumbly bits (from material surfaces)3flaky skin; dandruff-like flakes; scurfหลุดออกมาlùt òk maaหลุดออกมาlùt òk maa1[to] slip out; [of info] leak out2[to] come off; [to] fall outเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; doses2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4timeเกาgaoเกาgao1[to] pluck (a string instrument)2[to] scratch (an itch)
In winter my scalp gets so dry that flakes come off when I scratch.
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หมอmŏrอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaขุยkŭiที่têeตกdtòkบนbonไหล่làiเกิดจากgèrt jàakหนังศีรษะnăng sĭi-sàระคายเคืองrá-kaai keuuangไม่ใช่mâi châiแค่kâeสกปรกsòk-gà-bpròk
The doctor explained that the flakes on the shoulders are from scalp irritation, not just dirt.
ทาtaaครีมบำรุงkreem bam-rungแล้วláeoปล่อยให้bplòi hâiซึมseumก่อนgònแต่งหน้าdtàeng nâaจะjàช่วยchûuaiลดlótขุยkŭiที่têeลอกlókเป็นbpenแผ่นpàenบนbonผิวpĭuได้dâiมากmâak
Applying moisturizer and letting it absorb before makeup greatly reduces peeling flakes on the skin.
3NounB2
fluffy/crumbly bits (from material surfaces)
soft, fluffy, or crumbly bits that fray off materials such as wood, plant stems, paper, or fabric
Examples
ผิวpĭuผิวpĭu1surface2skin3complexion; skin toneโต๊ะไม้dtó máaiโต๊ะไม้dtó máaiwooden tableเก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old; not new3old-fashioned; outdatedถูกtòokถูกtòok1passive marker (often adverse)2[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)3cheap; inexpensive4correct; right5to be correct/right6proper; morally rightขัดkàtขัดkàt1[to] polish; buff2[to] obstruct; block3[to] oppose; contradict4[to] scrub; scourจนมีjon meeจนมีjon meeuntil there is/are; so that there is/areขุยkŭiขุยkŭi1lint; fuzz (small fibers)2fluffy/crumbly bits (from material surfaces)3flaky skin; dandruff-like flakes; scurfไม้máiไม้mái1classifier: skewers of food2tool; implement3tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)4stick; rod; club; bat5wood; timberหลุดออกมาlùt òk maaหลุดออกมาlùt òk maa1[to] slip out; [of info] leak out2[to] come off; [to] fall outเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1[to] be full2complete; entire; full (amount)3fully; completely; to the full4full; filledพื้นpéunพื้นpéun1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)
The surface of the old wooden table was sanded until fluffy wood bits came off all over the floor.
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Dry grass stems leave crumbly bits on your hand when you pick them.
ขอบกระดาษkòp grà-dàatที่têeโดนdohnน้ำnáamแล้วláeoแห้งhâengมีmeeขุยยุ่ยkùi yûiๆ-หลุดlùtออกòkเมื่อmêuuaจับjàp
The edge of paper that got wet and dried has crumbly fluff coming off when touched.
ผ้าpâaป่านbpàanที่têeเก่าgàoมากmâakเริ่มrêrmเป็นขุยbpen kùiตามdtaamตะเข็บdtà-kèpและláeปลายbplaaiด้ายdâaiหลุดร่วงlùt rûuangง่ายngâai
The very old hemp cloth is starting to shed fluffy frays along the seams and loose thread ends.