เขลา
klǎoMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
foolish; stupid
foolish, stupid, ignorant, or unwise.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำตัวtam-dtuuaทำตัวtam-dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfเขลาklǎoเขลาklǎofoolish; stupidที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)คำเตือนkam-dtʉʉanคำเตือนkam-dtʉʉanwarning; cautionของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
He acted foolishly by not listening to his friend's warning.
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ฉันchǎnเขลาklǎoเองeengที่tîiเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaคำพูดkam-pûutของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoโดยdooiไม่mâiคิดkítให้hâiรอบคอบrɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔp
I was foolish to believe his words without thinking carefully.
การตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiที่tîiเขลาklǎoของkɔ̌ɔngผู้นำpûu-namทำให้tam-hâiประเทศbprà-têetตกอยู่dtòk-yùuในnaiสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanที่tîiยากลำบากyâak-lam-bàak
The leader's unwise decision put the country in a difficult situation.
เพราะprɔ́ความkwaamเขลาklǎoในอดีตnai-à-dìitเขาkǎoจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngมาmaaนั่งnângเสียใจsǐia-jaiกับgàpผลpǒnที่tîiตามมาdtaam-maaในnaiวันนี้wan-níi
Because of his past ignorance, he now has to sit and regret the consequences today.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ขล, the first consonant ข sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel เ-า hides a final -ว, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
klǎo
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ลาlaaลาlaa1donkey2[to] say goodbye; take one’s leave3leave (from work/school)4[to] take leave; request leavedonkeyPart 2
เขลาklǎoเขลาklǎofoolish; stupidfoolish; stupidWord