คิกขุ
kík-kùMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
cute; cutesy (informal)
Cute or endearing in a youthful or deliberately childlike way, often used teasingly.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toกิ๊บgípกิ๊บgíp1hair clip; hairpin2clip; small fastener3gib (machine part; wedge)รูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formกระต่ายgrà-dtàaiกระต่ายgrà-dtàai1rabbit2Rabbit (Chinese zodiac)3female pubic area (slang, vulgar)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindคิกขุkík-kùคิกขุkík-kùcute; cutesy (informal)จังเลยjang-ləəiจังเลยjang-ləəiso; very; really (intensifier)
You're wearing a bunny hair clip today—you look so cutesy!
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พอpɔɔพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoทำtamเสียงเล็กเสียงน้อยsǐiang-lék-sǐiang-nɔ́ɔiใส่sàiแฟนfɛɛnฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂แซวว่าsɛɛo-wâaเดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níiคิกขุkík-kùจังjangนะná
When my older sister used a little baby voice with her boyfriend, I teased her about acting so cutesy these days.
เธอtəəเลือกlʉ̂ʉakกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoสีชมพูsǐi-chom-puuที่tîiมีmiiตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaaห้อยhɔ̂ɔiอยู่yùuเพราะprɔ́ชอบchɔ̂ɔpอะไรà-raiที่tîiดูduuคิกขุkík-kùแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níi
She chose a pink bag with a doll hanging from it because she likes this kind of cutesy look.
แม้mɛ́ɛปกติbpòk-gà-dtìเขาkǎoจะjàวางตัวwaang-dtuuaเคร่งขรึมkrêeng-krʉ̌mแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupกับgàpลูกสาวlûuk-sǎaoก็gɔ̂ทำtamแก้มป่องgɛ̂ɛm-bpɔ̀ɔngจนjonเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanอดòtแซวsɛɛoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiว่าwâaคิกขุkík-kùเชียวchiiao
Although he usually acts serious, he puffed out his cheeks for a photo with his daughter, and his friends couldn't resist teasing him for being so cutesy.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kík
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |