เขว
kěeoMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
not straight; slanted
Not in a straight line; slanted, skewed, or deviated from a path.
Examples
ไม้บรรทัดmáai-ban-tátไม้บรรทัดmáai-ban-tátruler; straightedgeอันนี้an-níiอันนี้an-níithis; this one (near the speaker)เบี้ยวbîiaoเบี้ยวbîiao1[to] default; renege; no-show2askew; warped; crooked3[to] be crooked; become misshapenผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedขีดkìitขีดkìit1[to] draw a line; mark; scratch2line; stroke; mark3slash; stroke; dash4hectogram (100 grams)5limit; bound; levelเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)ออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outเขวkěeoเขวkěeo1not straight; slanted2distracted; off-track3[to] swerve; deviate
This ruler is warped, so I drew a skewed line.
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ช่วยchûuaiดูduuหน่อยnɔ̀iได้ไหมdâai-mǎiว่าwâaรูปrûupที่tîiแขวนkwɛ̌ɛnบนbonผนังpà-nǎngมันmanเขวkěeoหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao
Can you please check if the picture hanging on the wall is slanted?
ตอนdtonหัดhàtเขียนkĭianใหม่ๆmài màiตัวอักษรdtuua àk-sŏnของเขาkŏng kăoยังyangดูdooเขวkăyไปมาbpai maaไม่ค่อยmâi kôiเป็นระเบียบbpen rá-bìiap
When he first started learning to write, his characters looked slanted and weren't very neat.
เสาหลักsǎo-làkของkɔ̌ɔngสะพานsà-paanต้นdtônหนึ่งnʉ̀ngดูduuเขวkěeoเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiหลังจากlǎng-jàakเกิดgə̀ətแผ่นดินไหวpɛ̀n-din-wǎiวิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้ามาkâo-maaตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
One of the bridge's main pillars looks slightly slanted after the earthquake, so engineers have to come inspect its safety.
2AdjectiveB2
distracted; off-track
Mentally distracted or led astray from a goal or belief; off-track.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)คำวิจารณ์kam-wí-jaanคำวิจารณ์kam-wí-jaan1criticism; critical remark(s)2review; critiqueของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another personทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เขวkěeoเขวkěeo1not straight; slanted2distracted; off-track3[to] swerve; deviateจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎai1goal; target; aim2target (literal)
Don't let other people's criticism lead you astray from your goal.
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เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพูดจาpûut-jaaหว่านล้อมwàan-lɔ́ɔmให้hâiฉันchǎnเขวkěeoแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnยังyangยึดมั่นyʉ́t-mânในnaiความคิดkwaam-kítเดิมdəəm
He tried to persuade me and make me waver, but I stuck to my original idea.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaต้องdtɔ̂ngเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpความล้มเหลวkwaam-lóm-lěeoบ่อยครั้งbɔ̀i-krángมันmanก็gɔ̂ง่ายngâaiที่tîiคนเราkon-raoจะjàรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kท้อแท้tɔ́ɔ-tɛ́ɛและlɛ́เขวkěeoไปbpaiจากjàakเส้นทางsên-taangที่tîiตั้งใจdtâng-jaiไว้wái
When facing failure often, it's easy for a person to feel discouraged and get sidetracked from their intended path.
การมีgaan-miiจุดยืนjùt-yʉʉnที่tîiแน่วแน่nɛ̂ɛo-nɛ̂ɛจะjàช่วยchûuaiป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่mâiให้เราhâi-raoเขวkěeoไปตามbpai-dtaamกระแสสังคมgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-sǎng-komหรือrʉ̌ʉข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiบิดเบือนbìt-bʉʉanได้dâaiง่ายngâai
Having a firm stance helps prevent us from being easily swayed by social trends or distorted information.
3VerbB2
[to] swerve; deviate
To veer off course physically, or to waver from a plan or belief.
Examples
คนขับkon-kàpคนขับkon-kàpdriver; chauffeur; operator (of a vehicle)หลับlàpหลับlàp1[to] sleep; [to] fall asleep2asleep (stative)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileเขวkěeoเขวkěeo1not straight; slanted2distracted; off-track3[to] swerve; deviateออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)เลนleenเลนleen1mud; sludge2lane (on a road or track)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2[to] clink (glasses); toast3people; tribe; classกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แบริเออร์bɛɛ-rí-ə̂əแบริเออร์bɛɛ-rí-ə̂əbarrier; safety barrierข้างทางkâang-taangข้างทางkâang-taang1roadside/wayside2by the road/along the way3roadside (as a modifier)
The driver dozed off, causing the car to veer out of its lane and hit the roadside barrier.
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พอเจอpɔɔ-jəəอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmเขวkěeoจากjàakเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiที่tîiตั้งใจdtâng-jaiไว้wáiแต่แรกdtɛ̀ɛ-rɛ̂ɛk
After encountering just a small obstacle, he started to waver from the goal he had originally set.
ทิศทางtít-taangของkɔ̌ɔngโครงการkroong-gaanเริ่มrə̂əmเขวkěeoไปbpaiจากjàakวัตถุประสงค์wát-tù-bprà-sǒngหลักlàkเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakความเห็นkwaam-hěnที่tîiไม่ตรงmâi-dtrongกันganของkɔ̌ɔngทีมงานtiim-ngaan
The project's direction began to veer from its main objective due to disagreements among the team members.
วิถีกระสุนwí-tǐi-grà-sǔnเกิดgə̀ətเขวkěeoเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเพราะprɔ́ลมlomที่tîiพัดpátแรงrɛɛngทำให้tam-hâiพลาดplâatเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiไปbpaiอย่างyàangน่าเสียดายnâa-sǐia-daai
The bullet's trajectory veered slightly because of the strong wind, causing it to unfortunately miss the target.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ขว, the first consonant ข sets the 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
kěeo
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 | — | — |