ขูดขีด

kùut-kìit

Meaning

1VerbB1

[to] scratch; scrape; score

To scratch or scrape a surface with a hard or sharp object, leaving marks, lines, or grooves.

Examples

อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderมีดmîitมีดmîitknifeขูดขีดkùut-kìitขูดขีดkùut-kìit[to] scratch; scrape; scoreโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtótable; deskนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …เป็นรอยbpen-rɔɔiเป็นรอยbpen-rɔɔi[to] be scratched; marked
Don't scratch the table with a knife; you'll leave marks.
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เด็กdèkใช้cháiก้อนหินgɔ̂ɔn-hǐnขูดขีดkùut-kìitกำแพงgam-pɛɛngจนjonเป็นรอยbpen-rɔɔiยาวyaao
The child scratched the wall with a stone, leaving a long mark.
อย่าyàaลากlâakจานjaanไปbpaiบนbonโต๊ะdtóเพราะprɔ́ก้นgônจานjaanอาจàatขูดขีดkùut-kìitผิวpǐuโต๊ะdtóจนjonเป็นรอยbpen-rɔɔi
Don't drag the plate across the table, because its base could scratch the surface and leave marks.
ช่างchâangหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangการใช้gaan-cháiเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉโลหะloo-hàขูดขีดkùut-kìitพื้นหินอ่อนpʉ́ʉn-hǐn-ɔ̀ɔnเพราะprɔ́รอยrɔɔiที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nอาจàatขัดkàtออกɔ̀ɔkได้dâaiยากyâak
The technician avoids scraping the marble floor with metal tools because the resulting marks may be difficult to polish out.

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

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Low tone

kùut

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

ขูดkùutขูดkùut1[to] scrape; scratch off2[to] grate (food)3[to] rub/graze against[to] scrape; scratch offPart 1
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ขีดkìitขีดkìit1[to] draw a line; mark; scratch2line; stroke; mark3hectogram (100 grams)4limit; bound; level[to] draw a line; mark; scratchPart 2
ขูดขีดkùut-kìitขูดขีดkùut-kìit[to] scratch; scrape; score[to] scratch; scrape; scoreWord

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