เขี่ย
kìiaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] flick aside; scrape aside lightly
to move or push something aside with a small, light motion using a finger, stick, spoon, etc.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementเขี่ยkìiaเขี่ยkìia1[to] flick aside; scrape aside lightly2[to] pick at (food)3[to] knock out; eliminate; oust (colloq.)ขยะkà-yàขยะkà-yà1trash; garbage; rubbish2junk; worthless stuff (figurative)ออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ทางเดินtaang-dəənทางเดินtaang-dəən1walkway; passage; corridor; aisle; path2path; route; course (figurative)3tract; passageway (anatomy/system)
He used a stick to push the trash out of the pathway.
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แมวmɛɛoของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpใช้cháiขาหน้าkǎa-nâaเขี่ยkìiaของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênให้hâiเข้าไปkâo-bpaiซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnใต้dtâaiโซฟาsoo-faa
My cat likes to use its front paws to nudge its toys to hide under the sofa.
นักโบราณคดีnák boh-raan-ná-ká-deeต้องdtôngใช้cháiแปรงbpraengขนkŏnนุ่มnûmค่อยๆkôi kôiเขี่ยkìiaฝุ่นfùnและláeดินdinออกจากòk jàakวัตถุโบราณwát-tù boh-raanอย่างเบามือyàang bao meuuที่สุดtêe sùt
Archaeologists must use a soft-bristled brush to gently push dust and soil away from ancient artifacts with the lightest possible touch.
เขาkăoแกล้งglâengใช้cháiปลายbplaaiปากกาbpàak gaaเขี่ยkìiaแขนkăaenเพื่อนpêuuanเบาๆbao baoเพื่อpêuuaเรียกrîakความสนใจkwaam sŏn jai
He playfully used the tip of his pen to lightly poke his friend's arm to get their attention.
ตอนdtonอยู่ในyòo naiโรงหนังrohng năngเพื่อนpêuuanฉันchănเขี่ยkìiaขาkăaฉันchănเบาๆbao baoเพื่อpêuuaส่งสัญญาณsòng săn-yaanว่าwâaเขาkăoจะjàไปbpaiเข้าห้องน้ำkâo hông nám
While in the movie theater, my friend lightly nudged my leg to signal that he was going to the restroom.
ในnaiความมืดkwaam mûetเขาkăoค่อยๆkôi kôiยื่นyêunเท้าtáaoออกòkไปข้างหน้าbpai kâang nâaเพื่อpêuuaเขี่ยkìiaหาhăaสวิตช์ไฟsà-wít faiที่ทำtêe tamตกdtòkไว้บนwái bonพื้นpéun
In the darkness, he slowly extended his foot forward to lightly move things around and feel for the light switch he had dropped on the floor.
2VerbB1
[to] pick at (food)
to touch or move food around without really eating it; to eat only a little without appetite
Examples
ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsไม่สบายmâi-sà-baaiไม่สบายmâi-sà-baai1unwell; ill; sick2[to] be unwell; feel illเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛเอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛonly; nothing butเขี่ยkìiaเขี่ยkìia1[to] flick aside; scrape aside lightly2[to] pick at (food)3[to] knock out; eliminate; oust (colloq.)ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)จานjaanจานjaan1plate; dish (tableware)2classifier for plates/servings3dish antenna; satellite dishไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket
My child is sick, so he just keeps picking at the rice on his plate and won't eat.
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เธอtəəคงไม่kong-mâiหิวข้าวhǐu-kâaoเห็นhěnนั่งnângใช้cháiส้อมsɔ̂ɔmเขี่ยkìiaสปาเกตตีsà-bpaa-gèet-dtiiไปมาbpai-maaอยู่yùuนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛo
She probably isn't hungry; I've seen her just sitting there, poking her spaghetti around with a fork for a while now.
พอporทะเลาะtá-lóกับgàpแฟนfaenเขาkăoก็gâwหมดmòtอารมณ์aa-romกินข้าวgin kâaoได้แต่dâai dtàeนั่งnângเขี่ยkìiaอาหารaa-hăanในnaiจานjaanเงียบๆngîiap ngîiap
After arguing with his girlfriend, he lost his appetite and could only sit there silently, picking at the food on his plate.
อาการaa-gaanเบื่อbʉ̀ʉaอาหารaa-hǎanเป็นสาเหตุbpen-sǎa-hèetหนึ่งnʉ̀ngที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiสูงอายุsǔung-aa-yúเอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛเขี่ยkìiaอาหารaa-hǎanและlɛ́ปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèetที่จะtîi-jàกินgin
A loss of appetite is one reason why elderly patients just move their food around and refuse to eat.
3VerbB2
[to] knock out; eliminate; oust (colloq.)
To eliminate an opponent from a competition or push someone out of a position or group; not necessarily at an early stage.
Examples
ทีมฟุตบอลtiim-fút-bɔɔnทีมฟุตบอลtiim-fút-bɔɔn1football/soccer team (side/squad)2football club/organization (everyday use)ไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)เขี่ยตกรอบkìia-dtòk-rɔ̂ɔpเขี่ยตกรอบkìia-dtòk-rɔ̂ɔp[to] knock [sb] out (of a competition)รองชนะเลิศrɔɔng-chá-ná-lə̂ətรองชนะเลิศrɔɔng-chá-ná-lə̂ət1runner-up2runner-up position; runner-up title3runner-up (modifier)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyน่าเสียดายnâa-sǐia-daaiน่าเสียดายnâa-sǐia-daai1regrettable; unfortunate2regrettably; unfortunately3what a pity; that's too bad
The Thai football team was unfortunately eliminated in the semi-finals.
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ทีมtiimรองบ่อนrɔɔng-bɔ̀ɔnสามารถsǎa-mâatเขี่ยkìiaทีมtiimเต็งหนึ่งdteng-nʉ̀ngให้hâiตกรอบdtòk-rɔ̂ɔpแรกrɛ̂ɛkไปbpaiได้dâai
The underdog team managed to knock the number one favorite out in the first round.
ไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiคาดคิดkâat-kítว่าwâaแชมป์chɛ́mเก่าgàoจะjàถูกtùukเขี่ยตกรอบkìia-dtòk-rɔ̂ɔpเร็วreoขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiในnaiการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnปีนี้bpii-níi
No one expected the former champion to be eliminated this early in this year's competition.
การที่gaan-tîiนักเทนนิสnák-teen-nítมือวางmʉʉ-waangอันดับสามan-dàp-sǎamของkɔ̌ɔngรายการraai-gaanถูกtùukเขี่ยตกรอบkìia-dtòk-rɔ̂ɔpไปbpaiโดยdooiผู้เล่นpûu-lênนอกสายตาnɔ̂ɔk-sǎai-dtaaถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangพลิกล็อกplík-lɔ́kครั้งใหญ่kráng-yài
The fact that the tournament's number three seed was knocked out by an unranked player is considered a major upset.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kìia
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |