ดูหม่น
duu-mònMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] look gloomy; [to] look dull
to appear sad, somber, or gloomy; to look dull in color or lacking brightness.
Examples
ทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-maiwhy (question word)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentหน้าตาnâa-dtaaหน้าตาnâa-dtaa1facial appearance; looks2appearance (of things)3face; reputationเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingดูหม่นduu-mònดูหม่นduu-mòn[to] look gloomy; [to] look dullจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)มีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉangมีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] have an issue; something came up2[to] get into a quarrel/fightไม่สบายใจmâi-sà-baai-jaiไม่สบายใจmâi-sà-baai-jai1uneasy; worried; troubled2[to] feel uneasy/worried (about [sth])อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)หรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàaoหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao1yes–no question particle (“…or not?”)2whether … or not
Why do you look so gloomy today? Is something bothering you?
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เขาkăoใส่sàiแต่dtàeเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaสีดำsĕe damเลยloieทำให้tam hâiเขาkăoดูdooหม่นๆmòn mònตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laa
He only wears black clothes, which makes him look somber all the time.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiออฟฟิศóf-fítวันนี้wan néeดูdooหม่นๆmòn mònหลังจากที่lăng jàak têeทุกคนtúk konรู้rúuข่าวkàaoเรื่องrêuuangการลดgaan lótพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan
The atmosphere in the office looks gloomy today after everyone heard the news about layoffs.
ผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpจงใจjong-jaiเลือกใช้lʉ̂ʉak-cháiโทนสีtoon-sǐiของkɔ̌ɔngภาพpâapที่tîiดูหม่นduu-mònเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kสิ้นหวังsîn-wǎngของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔn
The director intentionally chose a color palette for the film that looks dull to reflect the character's sense of hopelessness.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
duu
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mind[to] look; watch; seePart 1
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หม่นmònหม่นmòn1dull; dim; muted (color/light)2gloomy; melancholy (mood)dull; dim; muted (color/light)Part 2
ดูหม่นduu-mònดูหม่นduu-mòn[to] look gloomy; [to] look dull[to] look gloomy; [to] look dullWord