คิคุ
kí-kúMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
cute; innocent
cute, sweet, or innocent in a childish way (slang, often associated with Japanese pop culture style)
Examples
ผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngผู้หญิงpûu-yǐng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)แต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuua1[to] get dressed; dress [oneself]2[to] dress [sb]; clothe [sb]3[to] dress up; dress stylishly; wear a costumeสไตล์sà-dtaiสไตล์sà-dtaistyle; mannerคิคุkí-kúคิคุkí-kúcute; innocent
That woman likes to dress in a cute, childish style.
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กระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoใบbaiใหม่màiของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəคิคุkí-kúมากmâakเข้ากับkâo-gàpชุดchútนี้níiพอดีเลยpɔɔ-dii-ləəi
Your new bag is so cute, it matches this outfit perfectly.
ถึงtʉ̌ngเธอtəəจะjàอายุaa-yúสามสิบsǎam-sìpแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangชอบchɔ̂ɔpสะสมsà-sǒmของใช้kɔ̌ɔng-cháiคิคุkí-kúอยู่yùu
Even though she is thirty years old, she still likes to collect cute, sweet items.
สมัยเรียนsà-mǎi-riianมัธยมmát-tá-yomวัยรุ่นwai-rûnยุคyúkนั้นnánฮิตhítทำท่าทางtam-tâa-taangคิคุkí-kúเวลาwee-laaถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupกันganมากmâak
During high school days, teenagers of that era were very fond of making cute, innocent poses when taking photos.
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 vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kí
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 | — | — |