มวยต่อ
muuai-dtɔ̀ɔMeaning
1NounB2
favored boxer; favored competitor
A boxer considered more likely to win than the opponent, especially as reflected in betting odds; by extension, a competitor regarded as having the advantage.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)มวยต่อmuuai-dtɔ̀ɔมวยต่อmuuai-dtɔ̀ɔfavored boxer; favored competitorในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ไฟต์fáiไฟต์fáifight; matchนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or timesแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
He's the favorite in this fight because he has already won many times.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเป็นbpenมวยต่อmuuai-dtɔ̀ɔแต่dtɛ̀ɛนักชกnák-chókมุมแดงmum-dɛɛngก็gɔ̂แพ้น็อกpɛ́ɛ-nɔ́kในnaiยกสุดท้ายyók-sùt-táai
Despite being the favorite, the boxer in the red corner lost by knockout in the final round.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอดีตà-dìitแชมป์chɛ́mประกาศbprà-gàatว่าwâaมีmiiอาการบาดเจ็บaa-gaan-bàat-jèpอัตราต่อรองàt-dtraa-dtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔngก็gɔ̂เปลี่ยนbplìianจนjonคู่ชกkûu-chókของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoกลายเป็นglaai-bpenมวยต่อmuuai-dtɔ̀ɔ
When the former champion announced that he was injured, the betting odds shifted, making his opponent the favorite.
บริษัทใหญ่bɔɔ-rí-sàt-yàiถูกtùukมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเป็นbpenมวยต่อmuuai-dtɔ̀ɔในnaiการประมูลgaan-bprà-muunงานngaanครั้งนี้kráng-níiเพราะprɔ́มีmiiทั้งtángเงินทุนngən-tunและlɛ́ประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanมากกว่าmâak-gwàaคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngแต่dtɛ̀ɛผลการตัดสินpǒn-gaan-dtàt-sǐnก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่แน่นอนmâi-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn
The large company is seen as the favorite to win this contract because it has more funding and experience than its competitors, but the outcome is still uncertain.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
มวยmuuaiมวยmuuai1boxing; Muay Thai; bout2boxer; fighter3hair bun; coiled knot of hairboxing; Muay Thai; boutPart 1
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ต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extend[to] continue; go onPart 2
มวยต่อmuuai-dtɔ̀ɔมวยต่อmuuai-dtɔ̀ɔfavored boxer; favored competitorfavored boxer; favored competitorWord