Thai word
เขียว
khǐao
绿色
How to pronounce เขียว
Rising tone
Starts low, rises to high
เขียว is written khǐao and carries the rising tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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khiao
Mid tone
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khìao
Low tone
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khîao
Falling tone
- เขียว
khǐao
Rising tone
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khíao
High tone
What does เขียว mean?
Translation
绿色
เขียว (khǐao) means "绿色" in Thai.
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One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
หู
hǔu
Related words
More words with the rising tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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