สีขาว
sǐi-kǎao
สีขาว (sǐi-kǎao) is the Thai word for the color white.
สีขาว is used as a noun to refer to the concept of the color white itself. When you want to describe an object as being white, you can use the related adjective form ขาว.
Meaning: color (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The root word ขาว means white and serves as the basis for the adjective.
Which one should you use?
สีขาว is the noun form used for the color itself, whereas ขาว is the shortened adjective form used to describe objects.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To use white as a noun, you must use the full form สีขาว. However, when using white as an adjective to describe an object, you can use the shortened form ขาว instead of สีขาว. Additionally, ผิวขาว is a specific form used to mean of or relating to Caucasians.
How do you pronounce it?
sǐi-kǎao
Did you know?
- When describing rice, which is a staple of Thai culture, ข้าว (rice) sounds very similar to ขาว (white), which can lead to phonetic confusion for new learners.
- In Thai culture, the color white is often associated with purity and religious devotion, commonly used to describe the robes of monks or the concept of a 'pure' heart.
- In Thai idioms, ขาว can be used to contrast with ดำ (black) to represent the concepts of good and evil or truth and falsehood.
Examples in context
- มันเป็นสีขาวIt was white.This sentence demonstrates the use of สีขาว as a noun.Tatoeba #8714407 by pastelite, translation #2248901 by CK
- ฉันมีแมวสีขาวI have a white cat.Tatoeba #8692208 by pastelite, translation #1523604 by CK
- ทำไมหิมะมีสีขาวWhy is snow white?Tatoeba #10189699 by Somsak, translation #749959 by CM
- เสื้อผ้าของเธอสีขาวเป็นที่สุดเลยYour clothes are purely white.
- เสื้อสีขาวWhite shirt
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
At a clothing store, a woman is looking for a dress.
- พิมล Pimonฉันอยากได้ชุดสีขาวค่ะchan yak dai chut si khao khaI want a white dress.
- วิทวัส Witthawatมีชุดสีขาวอยู่ตรงนั้นครับmi chut si khao yu trong nan khrapThere is a white dress over there.
- พิมล Pimonตัวนี้สีขาวสวยมากเลยtua ni si khao suai mak loeiThis white one is very beautiful.
- วิทวัส Witthawatใช่ครับ สีขาวดูสุภาพมากchai khrap si khao du suphap makYes, white looks very polite.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “white” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
