คามุย
kaa-muiMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] disappear; [to] vanish
to disappear, vanish, or leave a place abruptly without telling anyone (internet slang derived from anime)
Examples
เมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gíiเมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gíi1just now; a moment ago2a moment ago; just now (time)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)กินเหล้าgin-lâoกินเหล้าgin-lâo[to] drink alcoholอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedแป๊บเดียวbpɛ́p-diiaoแป๊บเดียวbpɛ́p-diiao1for a moment; very briefly2just a moment!คามุยkaa-muiคามุยkaa-mui1[to] disappear; [to] vanish2[to] steal [sth]; [to] snatch [sth]ไปไหนbpai-nǎiไปไหนbpai-nǎi1Where are you going?; Where did you go?; Where to?2[to] go anywhere (in negative or free-choice constructions)แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)ไม่รู้mâi-rúuไม่รู้mâi-rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2I don't know.
I just saw him sitting here drinking a moment ago, and in a flash, he vanished to who knows where.
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พอpɔɔถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laaต้องdtɔ̂ngช่วยchûuaiทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatห้องhɔ̂ngทีไรtii-raiหมอนี่mɔ̌ɔ-nîiชอบchɔ̂ɔpใช้cháiสกิลsà-ginคามุยkaa-muiหายตัวไปhǎai-dtuua-bpaiตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
Whenever it's time to help clean the room, this guy always uses his Kamui skills to disappear.
คุยกันkui ganมาmaaตั้งdtângหลายlăaiเดือนdeuuanนึกว่าnéuk wâaจะได้jà dâaiคบกันkóp ganที่ไหนได้têe năi dâaiจู่ๆjòo jòoเขาkăoก็gâwคามุยkaa-muiหายไปhăai bpaiดื้อๆdêuu dêuuบล็อกblókทุกtúkช่องทางchông taangเลยloie
We had been talking for months, and I thought we would end up dating. Instead, he just abruptly vanished into thin air and blocked me on all platforms.
ในnaiสถานการณ์วิกฤตsà-tǎa-ná-gaan-wí-grìtแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiแทนที่tɛɛn-tîiหัวหน้าแผนกhǔua-nâa-pà-nɛ̀ɛkจะjàอยู่yùuช่วยchûuaiแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaกลับglàpคามุยkaa-muiหายตัวไปhǎai-dtuua-bpaiอย่างyàangไร้ráiร่องรอยrɔ̂ng-rɔɔiทิ้งtíngให้hâiลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngรับหน้าráp-nâaแทนtɛɛn
In a crisis like this, instead of staying to help solve the problem, the department head vanished without a trace, leaving his subordinates to take the heat.
2VerbC1
[to] steal [sth]; [to] snatch [sth]
to steal something or secretly take something away and disappear with it (internet slang)
Examples
ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverคามุยkaa-muiคามุยkaa-mui1[to] disappear; [to] vanish2[to] steal [sth]; [to] snatch [sth]ปากกาbpàak-gaaปากกาbpàak-gaapen (ink writing tool)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเนี่ยnîiaเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)เพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offมาใหม่maa-màiมาใหม่maa-mài1newly arrived; new2[to] come again; come back another timeเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itselfนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Who stole the pen from my desk? I just bought it brand new.
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ระวังrá-wangกระเป๋าgrà-bpăoไว้wáiให้hâiดีๆdee deeนะnáแถวนี้tăeo néeคนkonพลุกพล่านplúk plâanเผลอplĕrแป๊บเดียวbpáep diiaoอาจจะàat jàโดนdohnคามุยkaa-muiไปbpaiได้dâi
Keep a close eye on your bag. It's crowded around here, and if you're careless for just a second, it might get stolen.
อุตส่าห์ùt-sàaระดมทุนrá-dom-tunบริจาคbɔɔ-rí-jàakได้dâaiตั้งdtângเยอะyə́สุดท้ายsùt-táaiแอดมินเพจɛ̀ɛt-min-pèetก็gɔ̂คามุยkaa-muiเงินngənหนีไปnǐi-bpaiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiคนkonบริจาคbɔɔ-rí-jàakเดือดร้อนdʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔnกันganหมดmòt
They managed to raise so much money from donations, but in the end, the page admin snatched the funds and disappeared, leaving all the donors in trouble.
เพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanมักจะmák-jàเนียนniianมาmaaขอkɔ̌ɔยืมyʉʉmเครื่องมือช่างkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉ-châangแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂คามุยkaa-muiของkɔ̌ɔngพวกนั้นpûuak-nánไปbpaiเป็นbpenของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengหน้าตาเฉยnâa-dtaa-chə̌əiไม่เคยmâi-kəəiเอามาao-maaคืนkʉʉnเลยləəiสักครั้งsàk-kráng
My neighbor always acts smooth when asking to borrow my tools, and then shamelessly steals them as his own, never returning them even once.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kaa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |