มวยรอง

muuay rong

Meanings

1NounB1

underdog

a person or team in a competition, especially in boxing, who is considered less likely to win.

Examples

นักมวยnák muuayนักมวยnák muuay1boxer; prizefighter2Muay Thai boxerคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsมวยรองmuuay rongมวยรองmuuay rongunderdogแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerสู้sôoสู้sôo1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contend (against)3[to] withstand; cope with; afford4cannot match; be inferior to (negative/comparative)5keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)เต็มที่dtem têeเต็มที่dtem têe1to the fullest; fully2maximum; full (capacity/extent)3at most; at the maximum
That boxer is the underdog, but he is fighting his best.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

มวยmuuayมวยmuuay1boxing; Muay Thai; bout2boxer; fighter3hair bun; topknot (dialect/lit.)Part 1
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รองrongรองrong1deputy; vice-; second-in-command; assistant2[to] support; line; pad3secondary; subordinate; assistant4classifier: pairs of shoesPart 2
มวยรองmuuay rongมวยรองmuuay rongunderdog