ไข้
kâiMeaning
1NounA2
fever; febrile illness
An abnormally high body temperature due to illness; fever. Often used generally for febrile illnesses (e.g., ไข้หวัดไข้หวัดkâi-wàtthe common cold; a cold, ไข้เลือดออกไข้เลือดออกkâi-lʉ̂ʉat-ɔ̀ɔkdengue hemorrhagic fever; dengue).
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีไข้mii-kâiมีไข้mii-kâi[to] have a feverตัวร้อนdtuua-rɔ́ɔnตัวร้อนdtuua-rɔ́ɔnfeverish; with a high body temperatureและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)หนาวnǎaoหนาวnǎao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)สั่นsànสั่นsàn1[to] shake; tremble; vibrate2shaky; trembling3to shake [sth]
Last night I had a fever, feeling hot and shivery.
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The doctor said it’s the flu and told me to rest and drink plenty of water.
If the fever doesn’t go down within two days, you should go to the hospital.
ช่วงchûuangหน้าฝนnâa-fǒnต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangไข้เลือดออกkâi-lʉ̂ʉat-ɔ̀ɔkหากhàakมีmiiไข้สูงkâi-sǔungร่วมกับrûuam-gàpปวดเมื่อยbpùuat-mʉ̂ʉaiควรkuuanรีบrîipตรวจdtrùuat
During the rainy season, be cautious of dengue; if you have a high fever along with body aches, you should get checked promptly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
kâi
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 | — | — |