คุ้ยแคะ
kúi-kɛ́Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] dig around; [to] rummage; [to] pick at [sth]
to dig, scratch, or rummage through something; to pick at something, such as a wound or scab.
Examples
ไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเท้าtáaoเท้าtáao1foot2base; pedestal; bottom part3[to] brace; prop; rest against for supportคุ้ยแคะkúi-kɛ́คุ้ยแคะkúi-kɛ́1[to] dig around; [to] rummage; [to] pick at [sth]2[to] pry into [sth]; [to] dig up dirt on [sb]หาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎanหาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎan[to] look for food; [to] forageในดินnai-dinในดินnai-dinin the soil; within the ground
The chicken is using its feet to scratch the ground for food.
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หมาmǎaของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpไปbpaiคุ้ยแคะkúi-kɛ́ถังขยะtǎng-kà-yàหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหาhǎaเศษอาหารsèet-aa-hǎan
My dog likes to go rummage through the trash can behind the house for food scraps.
แม่mɛ̂ɛบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaอย่าyàaคุ้ยแคะkúi-kɛ́แผลplɛ̌ɛเพราะprɔ́มันmanจะjàทำให้tam-hâiเป็นแผลเป็นbpen-plɛ̌ɛ-bpenได้dâai
Mom said not to pick at the wound because it could cause a scar.
เขาkǎoนั่งมองnâng-mɔɔngชายchaaiไร้บ้านrái-bâanคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngกำลังgam-langคุ้ยแคะkúi-kɛ́กองขยะgɔɔng-kà-yàอย่างyàangมีmiiความหวังkwaam-wǎngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎaขวดkùuatพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkไปbpaiขายkǎai
He sat watching a homeless man hopefully rummaging through a pile of trash to find plastic bottles to sell.
2VerbB2
[to] pry into [sth]; [to] dig up dirt on [sb]
to persistently investigate or bring up negative things from someone's past or private life; to pry.
Examples
นักข่าวnák-kàaoนักข่าวnák-kàaojournalist; reporterกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptคุ้ยแคะkúi-kɛ́คุ้ยแคะkúi-kɛ́1[to] dig around; [to] rummage; [to] pick at [sth]2[to] pry into [sth]; [to] dig up dirt on [sb]เรื่องอื้อฉาวrʉ̂ʉang-ʉ̂ʉ-chǎaoเรื่องอื้อฉาวrʉ̂ʉang-ʉ̂ʉ-chǎaoscandalในอดีตnai-à-dìitในอดีตnai-à-dìitin the past; formerlyของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangpoliticianคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)
The reporter is trying to dig up past scandals of that politician.
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ฉันchǎnไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpให้hâiใครkraiมาmaaคุ้ยแคะkúi-kɛ́เรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaฉันchǎn
I don't like it when people pry into my family's private matters.
สื่อsʉ̀ʉบางbaangสำนักsǎm-nákมักจะmák-jàคุ้ยแคะkúi-kɛ́เรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngดาราdaa-raaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างกระแสsâang-grà-sɛ̌ɛทั้งที่táng-tîiมันmanเป็นbpenการละเมิดgaan-lá-mə̂ətสิทธิส่วนบุคคลsìt-tí-sùuan-bùk-kon
Some media outlets often pry into celebrities' personal lives to create buzz, even though it's a violation of personal rights.
การที่gaan têeเขาkăoชอบchôpคุ้ยแคะkúi káeความผิดพลาดkwaam pìt plâatเก่าๆgào gàoของkŏngแฟนfaenอยู่yòoเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiเป็นสาเหตุbpen săa-hètสำคัญsăm-kanที่têeทำให้tam hâiความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-panของkŏngพวกเขาpûuak kăoสั่นคลอนsàn klon
The fact that he constantly brings up his girlfriend's old mistakes is a major reason their relationship is unstable.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kúi
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
คุ้ยkúiคุ้ยkúi1[to] rummage; dig around2[to] scratch; scrape; scoop3[to] pry into; nose around (fig.)[to] rummage; dig aroundPart 1
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คุ้ยแคะkúi-kɛ́คุ้ยแคะkúi-kɛ́[to] dig around; [to] rummage; [to] pick at [sth][to] dig around; [to] rummage; [to] pick at [sth]Word