ไข่เหา
kài-hǎoMeaning
1NounB1
nit; louse egg
The egg of a louse, found in hair; a nit.
Examples
คุณครูkun-kruuคุณครูkun-kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Teacher (respectful title or address)เจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceไข่เหาkài-hǎoไข่เหาkài-hǎonit; louse eggบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)หัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffนักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupil
The teacher found nits on the student's head.
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ต้องdtôngใช้cháiหวีเสนียดwĕe sà-nìiatสางsăangผมpŏmให้hâiดีๆdee deeเพื่อpêuuaกำจัดgam-jàtไข่เหาkài hăoให้หมดhâi mòt
You have to use a fine-toothed comb to comb the hair well in order to get rid of all the nits.
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkฉันchănเคยkoeiเป็นbpenเหาhăoและláeแม่mâeต้องdtôngคอยkoiหาhăaไข่เหาkài hăoออกจากòk jàakผมpŏmให้hâiทุกวันtúk wan
When I was young, I had lice, and my mom had to look for nits in my hair every day.
การกำจัดgaan-gam-jàtแค่kɛ̂ɛตัวdtuuaเหาhǎoไม่mâiเพียงพอpiiang-pɔɔแต่dtɛ̀ɛจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngจัดการjàt-gaanกับgàpไข่เหาkài-hǎoที่tîiติดแน่นdtìt-nɛ̂nอยู่yùuกับgàpเส้นผมsên-pǒmด้วยdûuaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการกลับมาgaan-glàp-maaเป็นซ้ำbpen-sám
Eliminating only the adult lice is not enough; it is essential to also deal with the nits that are firmly attached to the hair shaft to prevent re-infestation.
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 class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kài
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ไข่kàiไข่kài1egg2[to] lay eggs; spawn3testicles (vulgar/slang)4zero score (slang, sports/exams)eggPart 1
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ไข่เหาkài-hǎoไข่เหาkài-hǎonit; louse eggnit; louse eggWord