มวย
muuaiMeanings
1NounA2
boxing; Muay Thai; bout
the sport of boxing, especially Thai boxing (Muay Thai); also a boxing match or bout
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พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneมวยmuuaiมวยmuuai1boxing; Muay Thai; bout2boxer; fighter3hair bun; coiled knot of hairทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)คืนวันศุกร์kʉʉn-wan-sùkคืนวันศุกร์kʉʉn-wan-sùkFriday night
Dad likes to watch boxing every Friday night.
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Yesterday we went to watch boxing at the Lumpinee stadium.
Tomorrow there is a main-event boxing bout broadcast live at 8 p.m.
ผมpǒmติดตามdtìt-dtaamมวยไทยmuuai-taiมานานmaa-naanเพราะprɔ́ชอบchɔ̂ɔpทั้งtángเทคนิคték-nìkการต่อสู้gaan-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuและlɛ́บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiสนามsà-nǎam
I've followed Muay Thai for a long time because I like both the fighting techniques and the atmosphere in the arena.
2NounA2
boxer; fighter
a person who practices boxing; a boxer
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พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)มวยmuuaiมวยmuuai1boxing; Muay Thai; bout2boxer; fighter3hair bun; coiled knot of hair
My older brother is a boxer.
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Back in school, he used to be an amateur boxer.
Yesterday I met a boxer at the gym; he trained very hard.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàตัวเล็กdtuua-lékแต่dtɛ̀ɛในnaiเวทีwee-tiiเขาkǎoเป็นbpenมวยmuuaiที่tîiชกchókฉลาดchà-làatและlɛ́แม่นยำmɛ̂n-yam
Although he's small, in the ring he's a boxer who fights smart and precisely.
3NounB1
hair bun; coiled knot of hair
Hair gathered and coiled into a rounded knot or bun.
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วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentยายเกล้าyaai-glâaoยายเกล้าyaai-glâaograndmother (term of address); elderly woman (respectful, regional)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)มวยmuuaiมวยmuuai1boxing; Muay Thai; bout2boxer; fighter3hair bun; coiled knot of hairเรียบร้อยrîiap-rɔ́ɔiเรียบร้อยrîiap-rɔ́ɔi1finished; completed2neat; tidy; orderly3well-behaved; proper; modest4properly; completely; successfully5calm; free of troubleก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3[to] lead out to; extend toตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
Today Grandma neatly put her hair up into a bun before going to the market.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛสอนsɔ̌ɔnให้hâiฉันchǎnเก็บgèpผมpǒmเป็นbpenมวยmuuaiต่ำdtàmเวลาwee-laaต้องdtɔ̂ngทำงานบ้านtam-ngaan-bâan
Mom taught me to tie my hair into a low bun when I have to do housework.
ยายyaaiชอบchôpเกล้ามวยglâo muuaiทรงโบราณsong boh-raanเวลาway-laaไปbpaiวัดwátเพราะpráwดูdooสำรวมsăm-ruuamและláeเป็นbpenกาลเทศะgaa-lá-tay-sà
Grandma likes to wear a traditional bun when going to the temple because it looks modest and appropriate.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
muuai
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 | — | — |