ไขว้เขว
kwâi-kěeoMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
distracted; confused; unsettled; wavering
Mentally unsettled or confused so that one wavers or loses focus; distracted and not steady in thought or judgment.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)คำพูดkam-pûutคำพูดkam-pûut1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another personทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritไขว้เขวkwâi-kěeoไขว้เขวkwâi-kěeodistracted; confused; unsettled; waveringในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiการตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jai1a decision2decision-makingของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengone's own
Don't let other people's words make you waver in your own decision-making.
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เสียงดังsǐiang-dangข้างนอกkâang-nɔ̂ɔkทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnไขว้เขวkwâi-kěeoไม่มีสมาธิmâi-mii-sà-maa-tíอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉเลยləəi
The loud noise outside is making me lose focus; I have no concentration to read at all.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiคำวิจารณ์kam-wí-jaanมากมายmâak-maaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไขว้เขวkwâi-kěeoไปbpaiจากjàakเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiที่tîiตั้งใจdtâng-jaiไว้wái
Even though there was a lot of criticism, he never wavered from the goal he had set.
การได้รับgaan dâai rápข้อมูลkôr moonที่têeขัดแย้งกันkàt yáeng ganมากเกินไปmâak gern bpaiอาจàatทำให้tam hâiคนเราkon raoไขว้เขวkwâi kwăyและláeไม่สามารถmâi săa-mâatหาhăaข้อสรุปkôr sà-rùpที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jaynได้dâi
Receiving too much conflicting information can make a person become confused and unable to reach a clear conclusion.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ขว, the first consonant ข sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
kwâi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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
ไขว้kwâiไขว้kwâi1to cross; to interlace2crossed; crisscross; intersectingto cross; to interlacePart 1
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เขวkěeoเขวkěeo1not straight; slanted2distracted; off-track3[to] swerve; deviatenot straight; slantedPart 2
ไขว้เขวkwâi-kěeoไขว้เขวkwâi-kěeodistracted; confused; unsettled; waveringdistracted; confused; unsettled; waveringWord