ความมัวหมอง(kwaam muua mŏng)

Meanings

1NounB2

dullness; tarnish; murkiness

a state of lacking brightness, clarity, or cleanliness in appearance (e.g., tarnished metal, murky water, smudged surface)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ยาขัดyaa kàtยาขัดyaa kàtpolish; polishing substanceโลหะloh-hàโลหะloh-hàmetalเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขจัดkà-jàtขจัดkà-jàt[to] eliminate; get rid ofความมัวหมองkwaam muua mŏngความมัวหมองkwaam muua mŏng1dullness; tarnish; murkiness2moral/mental impurity; defilement3stain on reputation; disgrace; taintบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เชิงเทียนcherng tiianเชิงเทียนcherng tiiancandlestick; candleholder; candelabrum
He used metal polish to remove the tarnish from the candlestick.
2NounC1

moral/mental impurity; defilement

a sullied or impure state of mind or morals; spiritual or ethical defilement

Examples

การนั่งสมาธิgaan nâng sà-maa-tíการนั่งสมาธิgaan nâng sà-maa-tísitting meditation; meditationช่วยให้chûuai hâiช่วยให้chûuai hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierจิตใจสงบjìt jai sà-ngòpจิตใจสงบjìt jai sà-ngòp1calm; tranquil (in mind)2calm mind; inner peaceและláeและláeand (coordinating)ลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark downความมัวหมองkwaam muua mŏngความมัวหมองkwaam muua mŏng1dullness; tarnish; murkiness2moral/mental impurity; defilement3stain on reputation; disgrace; taintในใจnai jaiในใจnai jai1inwardly; to oneself2inwardly; internallyได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
Meditation helps calm the mind and can reduce mental impurity.
3NounC1

stain on reputation; disgrace; taint

a blemish or damage to someone's reputation or honor

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำผิดพลาดtam pìt plâatทำผิดพลาดtam pìt plâat[to] make a mistakeครั้งใหญ่kráng yàiครั้งใหญ่kráng yài1major; large-scale (used with ครั้ง)2big time; severelyและláeและláeand (coordinating)สร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developความมัวหมองkwaam muua mŏngความมัวหมองkwaam muua mŏng1dullness; tarnish; murkiness2moral/mental impurity; defilement3stain on reputation; disgrace; taintให้กับhâi gàpให้กับhâi gàpto; for (recipient/beneficiary)ชื่อเสียงchêuu sĭiangชื่อเสียงchêuu sĭiang1reputation2fame; renownของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporation
He made a big mistake and brought a blemish to the company's reputation.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2fact; matter; affair (formal)Part 1
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มัวหมองmuua mŏngมัวหมองmuua mŏng1dull; tarnished; gloomy; lackluster2sullied; disgraced; tarnished (reputation)3gloomy; downcast; depressed (mood)Part 2
ความมัวหมองkwaam muua mŏngความมัวหมองkwaam muua mŏngdullness; tarnish; murkiness