มวยไทย
muuai-taiMeaning
1NounA2
Muay Thai; Thai boxing
A traditional Thai martial art and combat sport known as Muay Thai or Thai boxing.
Examples
มวยไทยmuuai-taiมวยไทยmuuai-taiMuay Thai; Thai boxingเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)กีฬาgii-laaกีฬาgii-laasport; sportsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiThailand
Muay Thai is a sport of Thailand.
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He wants to go learn Muay Thai during the holiday.
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnฉันchǎnดูduuการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnมวยไทยmuuai-taiในnaiทีวีtii-wiiสนุกมากsà-nùk-mâak
Last night I watched a Muay Thai competition on TV. It was very fun.
มวยไทยmuuai-taiเป็นที่รู้จักbpen-tîi-rúu-jàkไปbpaiทั่วโลกtûua-lôokเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenศิลปะการต่อสู้sǐn-lá-bpà-gaan-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuที่tîiมีเอกลักษณ์mii-èek-gà-lákเฉพาะตัวchà-pɔ́-dtuua
Muay Thai is known all over the world because it is a martial art with a unique identity.
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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มวยไทยmuuai-taiมวยไทยmuuai-taiMuay Thai; Thai boxingMuay Thai; Thai boxingWord