คุคิ

kú-kí

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

cute; adorable

cute, adorable, or sweet (often used as internet slang to describe someone or something innocent or childishly cute)

Examples

กระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3walletใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2again; anew3new; inexperienced (novice)4hibiscus (Northern Thai)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindน่ารักnâa-rákน่ารักnâa-rák1cute; adorable; lovely2sweet; kind; likable (personality/behavior)คุคิkú-kíคุคิkú-kí1cute; adorable2tee-hee; giggleมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] result from; be due toไหนnǎiไหนnǎi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)
Your new bag looks so cute and adorable! Where did you buy it?
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วันนี้wan-níiคุณkunแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaสไตล์sà-dtaiสาวsǎaoเกาหลีgao-lǐiดูduuน่ารักnâa-rákคุคิkú-kíมากmâakเลยləəiนะná
Today you dressed up in a Korean girl style; you look very cute and adorable.
แฟนfɛɛnของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpซื้อsʉ́ʉตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaaหรือrʉ̌ʉของใช้kɔ̌ɔng-cháiที่tîiดูduuน่ารักnâa-rákคุคิkú-kíมาmaaตกแต่งdtòk-dtɛ̀ngไว้wáiเต็มdtemห้องนอนhɔ̂ng-nɔɔn
His girlfriend likes to buy dolls or items that look cute and adorable to decorate the entire bedroom.
การส่งgaan-sòngสติกเกอร์ไลน์sà-dtík-gə̂ə-laaiที่tîiดูduuน่ารักnâa-rákคุคิkú-kíสามารถsǎa-mâatช่วยchûuaiลดlótความตึงเครียดkwaam-dtʉng-krîiatในnaiการสนทนาgaan-sǒn-tá-naaเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanกับgàpเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanได้dâai
Sending Line stickers that look cute and adorable can help reduce tension in work-related conversations with colleagues.
2InterjectionB1

tee-hee; giggle

a sound expressing a cute, shy, or playful giggle

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herหัวเราะhŭua róหัวเราะhŭua ró1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeคุคิkú kíคุคิkú kí1cute; adorable2tee-hee; giggleเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asรูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formตลกๆdtà-lòk dtà-lòkตลกๆdtà-lòk dtà-lòk1funny; amusing; playful2jokingly; in a funny/silly way3a bit odd; ridiculous-looking (colloq.)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mine
She giggled playfully when she saw my funny picture.
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พอpɔɔฉันchǎnถามtǎamเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangผู้ชายpûu-chaaiคนkonนั้นnánเธอtəəก็gɔ̂เอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́คุคิkú-kíแล้วlɛ́ɛoไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmตอบdtɔ̀ɔpอะไรà-raiเลยləəi
When I asked about that guy, she just kept giggling shyly and wouldn't answer anything.
เด็กผู้หญิงdèk-pûu-yǐngสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonนั้นnánแอบมองɛ̀ɛp-mɔɔngรุ่นพี่rûn-pîiที่tîiแอบชอบɛ̀ɛp-chɔ̂ɔpแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́คุคิkú-kíกันganอยู่yùuหลังlǎngห้องhɔ̂ng
Those two girls secretly peeked at the upperclassman they have a crush on and giggled playfully at the back of the room.
ท่ามกลางtâam glaangความเงียบkwaam ngîiapในnaiห้องสมุดhông sà-mùtจู่ๆjòo jòoก็gâwมีmeeเสียงหัวเราะsĭiang hŭua-rórคุคิkú kíดังขึ้นdang kûenมาจากmaa jàakกลุ่มglùmนักศึกษาnák sèuk-săaที่têeกำลังgam-langนั่งทำงานnâng tam ngaanกลุ่มglùmกันganอยู่yòo
Amidst the silence in the library, a playful giggling sound suddenly erupted from a group of students working on their group project.

Tones

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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

kú

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 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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