เข
kěeMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
squinting; cross-eyed
squinting, cross-eyed, or looking in different directions (usually referring to eyes); askew or crooked
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอาการaa-gaanอาการaa-gaan1symptom2state; condition3manner; comportmentตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3elderly man; grandpa (informal)4grid square; mesh5turn (in a game)6eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)เขkěeเขkěe1squinting; cross-eyed2[to] deviate; [to] veerตั้งแต่เกิดdtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ-gə̀ətตั้งแต่เกิดdtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ-gə̀ətsince birth
That child has been cross-eyed since birth.
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เขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngใส่sàiแว่นตาwɛ̂ɛn-dtaaแบบพิเศษbɛ̀ɛp-pí-sèetเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaอาการaa-gaanตาdtaaเขkěeของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
He has to wear special glasses to treat his cross-eyed condition.
การผ่าตัดgaan-pàa-dtàtกล้ามเนื้อตาglâam-nʉ́ʉa-dtaaสามารถsǎa-mâatช่วยchûuaiแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiภาวะpaa-wáตาdtaaเขkěeให้hâiผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiกลับมาglàp-maaมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnเป็นปกติbpen-bpòk-gà-dtìได้dâai
Eye muscle surgery can help correct strabismus and restore normal vision for the patient.
2VerbB2
[to] deviate; [to] veer
to deviate, veer, or turn away from a straight line or course
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพายเรือpaai-rʉʉaพายเรือpaai-rʉʉa[to] paddle/row a boatไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)แข็งkɛ̌ngแข็งkɛ̌ng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5[to] strengthen; rise in value (of currency)6erectเรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉaboat; ship; vesselเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเขkěeเขkěe1squinting; cross-eyed2[to] deviate; [to] veerเข้าหาkâo-hǎaเข้าหาkâo-hǎa1[to] approach; go to see [sb]/[sth]2[to] court; seek favor from [sb]3[to] make advances; flirt withตลิ่งdtà-lìngตลิ่งdtà-lìngriverbank; embankment
He is not good at rowing, so the boat veered towards the bank.
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The wind blew so hard that the boat veered off its original course.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaยางyaangหน้าแตกnâa-dtɛ̀ɛkรถrótก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmเขkěeออกɔ̀ɔkนอกnɔ̂ɔkเลนleenจนjonเกือบgʉ̀ʉapพุ่งชนpûng-chonเกาะกลางถนนgɔ̀-glaang-tà-nǒn
When the front tire blew out, the car started to veer out of the lane and almost crashed into the median.
กระแสน้ำgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náamที่tîiเชี่ยวกรากchîiao-gràakทำให้tam-hâiพวงมาลัยpuuang-maa-laiเรือrʉʉaบังคับยากbang-káp-yâakและlɛ́ตัวเรือdtuua-rʉʉaเขkěeไปbpaiทางซ้ายtaang-sáaiตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laa
The rapid water current made the boat's steering difficult to control, and the hull constantly veered to the left.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kěe
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |