มวยรอง
muuai-rɔɔngMeaning
1NounB1
underdog
a person or team in a competition, especially in boxing, who is considered less likely to win.
Examples
นักมวยnák-muuaiนักมวยnák-muuaiboxer; prizefighterคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)มวยรองmuuai-rɔɔngมวยรองmuuai-rɔɔngunderdogแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerสู้sûuสู้sûu1[to] fight; struggle2keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)3[to] compete; contend (against)4[to] withstand; cope with; afford5[to] match; compare with; equalเต็มที่dtem-tîiเต็มที่dtem-tîi1to the fullest; fully2maximum; full (capacity/extent)3at most; at the maximum
That boxer is the underdog, but he is fighting his best.
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ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaทีมtiimของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoจะเป็นjà-bpenมวยรองmuuai-rɔɔngแต่dtɛ̀ɛกองเชียร์gɔɔng-chiiaก็gɔ̂ยังyangให้กำลังใจhâi-gam-lang-jaiไม่หยุดmâi-yùt
Even though our team is the underdog, the fans keep cheering non-stop.
ไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiคาดคิดkâat-kítว่าwâaมวยรองmuuai-rɔɔngจะสามารถjà-sǎa-mâatน็อกnɔ́kแชมป์chɛ́mเก่าgàoได้dâaiในnaiยกyókที่สามtîi-sǎam
No one expected that the underdog would be able to knock out the former champion in the third round.
ในnaiโลกlôhkธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtบริษัทสตาร์ทอัพbo-rí-sàt sà-dtáat-âpเล็กๆlék lékก็gâwเปรียบเสมือนbprìiap sà-mĕuuanมวยรองmuuay rongที่têeต้องdtôngต่อสู้กับdtòr sôo gàpบริษัทbor-rí-sàtยักษ์ใหญ่yák yàiที่têeมีmeeทรัพยากรsáp-pá-yaa-gonมากกว่าmâak gwàa
In the business world, a small startup company is like an underdog that has to fight against giant corporations with more resources.
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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รองrɔɔngรองrɔɔng1deputy; vice-; second-in-command; assistant2[to] support; line; pad3secondary; subordinate; assistantdeputy; vice-; second-in-command; assistantPart 2
มวยรองmuuai-rɔɔngมวยรองmuuai-rɔɔngunderdogunderdogWord