ຂີ້
khi
The Lao word for poop is ຂີ້ (khi).
ຂີ້ is used to refer to feces or the act of defecating. It is a blunt term used in casual or everyday settings.
Meaning: feces (noun)
Which one should you use?
While ຂີ້ refers to excrement, adding the word for teeth (ແຂ້ວ) results in the specific term ຂີ້ແຂ້ວ, which means plaque or tartar.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word ຂີ້ functions as both a noun, meaning 'feces' and a verb, meaning 'to defecate'.
How do you pronounce it?
khi
Did you know?
- Because ຂີ້ can act as a prefix to mean 'to excrete' or 'to produce', it is used in many common words for body secretions, such as ຂີ້ເຫື່ອ for 'sweat' and ຂີ້ຕາ for 'eye crust'.
- The word ຂີ້ is used in various idiomatic expressions to describe negative or undesirable things, such as ຂີ້ຕົວະ which means 'to lie'.
- Lao uses ຂີ້ to form the word for 'ash', ຂີ້ເຖົ່າ, treating the residue of fire as a form of excrement.
Examples in context
- ຂີ້ໝາຢູ່ທາງໜ້າບ້ານ.khǐ ma yù thang na ban.There is dog poop in front of the house.
- ລະວັງ ຂີ້ແມວຢູ່ໃນສວນ.la vang khǐ maew yu nai suan.Watch out, there is cat poop in the garden.
Example conversation
A parent is helping a toddler in the bathroom.
- Aລູກຂີ້ແລ້ວບໍ?luk khi laeo bo?Did you poop already?
- Bເຈົ້າ, ຂີ້ຫຼາຍ.chao, khi laiYes, a lot of poop.
- Aມາລ້າງຕົວໃຫ້ສະອາດ.ma lang tua hai sa atCome let's get you clean.
- Bໂດຍ, ພໍ່.doi, phoOkay, Dad.
