เขียม

kǐiam

Meaning

1AdjectiveB2

frugal; sparing; stingy

careful with money or resources, sometimes to the point of being unwilling to spend

Examples

ช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìt1economy2economic conditions; the economyไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileพวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toใช้เงินchái ngernใช้เงินchái ngern[to] spend moneyอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyเขียมkĭiamเขียมkĭiamfrugal; sparing; stingyๆ-หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
The economy isn't very good lately; we have to spend our money quite frugally.
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เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonเขียมkǐiamมากmâakเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaขาดkàatแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂ยังyangเย็บyépใส่sàiใหม่màiไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmซื้อsʉ́ʉเลยləəi
He is a very thrifty person; even when his clothes are torn, he sews them up to wear again and refuses to buy new ones.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeเขาkăoจะมีjà meeรายได้raai dâiจากjàakการทำธุรกิจgaan tam tú-rá-gìtค่อนข้างkôn kâangสูงsŏongแต่dtàeเขาkăoก็gâwยังคงyang kongใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wítอย่างyàangมัธยัสถ์mát-tá-yátและláeเขียมkĭiamสุดๆsùt sùt
Even though he has quite a high income from his business, he still lives a very thrifty and extremely frugal life.
ผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiสมัยก่อนsà-măi gònมักmákสอนsŏnให้hâiลูกหลานlôok lăanกินอยู่gin yòoแบบbàepเขียมkĭiamๆ-เพื่อpêuuaจะได้jà dâaiมีmeeเงินเก็บngern gèpไว้wáiสร้างเนื้อสร้างตัวsâang néuua sâang dtuua
Adults in the old days often taught their descendants to live frugally so they would have savings to build their lives.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Rising tone

kǐiam

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 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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