เคี้ยว
kíiaoMeaning
1VerbA1
[to] chew
to crush food in the mouth with the teeth before swallowing
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)เคี้ยวkíaoเคี้ยวkíao[to] chewข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateๆ-แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)กลืนgleuuanกลืนgleuuan1[to] swallow2[to] engulf; absorb3[to] blend in; harmonize4[to] assimilate (ling.)
The child chews the rice slowly and then swallows.
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I chew the bread thoroughly before swallowing.
The doctor told me to chew food longer to help digestion.
When chewing something hard, you should be careful with the inflamed tooth.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kíiao
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |