มอด
mɔ̂ɔtMeanings
1NounB1
weevil; borer; storage beetle
A small beetle that damages stored grain, dried goods, or wood by feeding or boring into it.
Examples
ข้าวสารkâao-sǎanข้าวสารkâao-sǎanuncooked rice (raw grains)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ถังtǎngถังtǎng1container; bucket; bin; tank2classifier: buckets, bins, drums and tanksโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)มอดกินmɔ̂ɔt-ginมอดกินmɔ̂ɔt-gin1[to] be eaten or damaged by insects (weevils, wood-borers)2worm-eaten; insect-damagedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toคัดออกkát-ɔ̀ɔkคัดออกkát-ɔ̀ɔk1[to] eliminate; [to] exclude [sb/sth]2[to] filter out [sth]ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerหุงhǔngหุงhǔng[to] cook (especially rice)
The rice in the container has been infested by grain moths; we need to sift it out before cooking.
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My favorite knitted sweater has holes because moths chewed it in several places.
ไม้máaiเก่าgàoที่เก็บtîi-gèpในnaiโกดังgoo-dangเริ่มrə̂əmผุpùเพราะprɔ́มอดกัดmɔ̂ɔt-gàtกินginภายในpaai-naiมานานmaa-naan
The old wood stored in the warehouse has started to decay because moths have been eating the inside for a long time.
เขาkǎoใช้cháiถุงtǔngสูญญากาศsǔun-yaa-gàatและlɛ́สมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiไล่lâiมอดmɔ̂ɔtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganเมล็ดmá-létถั่วtùuaจากjàakการระบาดgaan-rá-bàatในnaiฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒn
He uses vacuum bags and herbal repellents to protect beans from a moth infestation during the rainy season.
2VerbB2
[to] die out; burn out
For a fire or burning fuel to lose its heat and cease burning.
Examples
ไฟไหม้fai-mâiไฟไหม้fai-mâi1a fire (destructive)2[to] catch fire; be on fireกระท่อมgrà-tɔ̂ɔmกระท่อมgrà-tɔ̂ɔmhut; shackจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureมอดmɔ̂ɔtมอดmɔ̂ɔt1weevil; borer; storage beetle2[to] die out; burn out3burnt out; extinguished4[to] fade away; die out (figurative)เหลือlʉ̌ʉaเหลือlʉ̌ʉa1[to] remain; be left2[to] have left; have remaining3[to] be left over; be surplus4[to] exceed; be more thanแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ขี้เถ้าkîi-tâoขี้เถ้าkîi-tâoash; ashes
The fire burned the hut until the whole wooden structure was reduced to ashes.
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หลังคาlǎng-kaaกองฟางgɔɔng-faangติดไฟdtìt-faiแล้วlɛ́ɛoมอดไปmɔ̂ɔt-bpaiในnaiเวลาwee-laaไม่กี่mâi-gìiนาทีnaa-tii
The haystack roof caught fire and burned out within minutes.
กองไฟgong faiที่têeตั้งไว้dtâng wáiริมrimลำธารlam taanลุกพรึบlúk prúepอยู่yòoพักหนึ่งpák nèungก่อนจะgòn jàมอดmôtเหลือlĕuuaเพียงpiiangถ่านtàanดำdamๆ-
The campfire by the stream blazed for a while before burning out, leaving only black charcoal.
แม้máeพยายามpà-yaa-yaamราดrâatน้ำnáamซ้ำsámๆ-เปลวไฟbpleo faiก็gâwยังyangคุกรุ่นkúk rûnจนjonมอดไปmôt bpaiเองayngในnaiยามดึกyaam dèuk
Even after repeatedly dousing it with water, the flames smoldered until they burned out on their own late at night.
3AdjectiveB2
burnt out; extinguished
No longer burning or giving off heat, as a fire or embers.
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureไฟไหม้fai-mâiไฟไหม้fai-mâi1a fire (destructive)2[to] catch fire; be on fireทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn1all night; the whole night2the entire nightกระท่อมไม้grà-tɔ̂ɔm-máaiกระท่อมไม้grà-tɔ̂ɔm-máaiwooden hutก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไหม้mâiไหม้mâi1[to] burn; catch fire2[to] scorch; char; be burnt3burnt; scorched; charredมอดmɔ̂ɔtมอดmɔ̂ɔt1weevil; borer; storage beetle2[to] die out; burn out3burnt out; extinguished4[to] fade away; die out (figurative)เหลือlʉ̌ʉaเหลือlʉ̌ʉa1[to] remain; be left2[to] have left; have remaining3[to] be left over; be surplus4[to] exceed; be more thanเพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)3if merely; as soon as4enough; sufficient (literary/formal)กองgɔɔngกองgɔɔng1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpsเถ้าtâoเถ้าtâo1ash; ashes2old; elderly (archaic)
After burning all night, the wooden hut was completely consumed, leaving only a pile of ashes.
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The stack of documents was engulfed in flames and burned to ashes completely.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaดับไฟdàp-faiได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoพบว่าpóp-wâaเรือนไทยrʉʉan-taiทั้งtángหลังlǎngมอดเกลี้ยงmɔ̂ɔt-glîiangเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเพียงpiiangเสาsǎoไหม้mâiดำdamและlɛ́เถ้าถ่านtâo-tàan
When the fire was put out, the entire Thai house had burned away completely, leaving only charred posts and ashes.
ไฟfaiในnaiเตาdtaoกลั่นglànลุกlúkแรงrɛɛngจนjonถังไม้tǎng-máaiมอดหายmɔ̂ɔt-hǎaiกลายglaaiเป็นเถ้าถ่านbpen-tâo-tàanปลิวว่อนbpliu-wɔ̂ɔn
The fire in the still burned so intensely that the wooden barrel was consumed, turning into ashes that blew away.
4VerbB2
[to] fade away; die out (figurative)
For feelings, hopes, enthusiasm, or vitality to weaken and eventually disappear.
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)วิ่งมาราธอนwîng-maa-raa-tɔɔnวิ่งมาราธอนwîng-maa-raa-tɔɔn1[to] run a marathon2marathon runningฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâa1[to] feel that; think that; have the impression that2it seems (to me) that...; I feel that...กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesมอดmɔ̂ɔtมอดmɔ̂ɔt1weevil; borer; storage beetle2[to] die out; burn out3burnt out; extinguished4[to] fade away; die out (figurative)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแทบtɛ̂ɛpแทบtɛ̂ɛp1almost; nearly2virtually; practicallyยกyókยกyók1[to] lift; raise2[to] give; dedicate; donate3[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)4[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)5classifier: round6[to] waive; remit; dismissขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country
After the marathon, I felt my strength was used up to the point I could barely lift my legs.
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งบngópโครงการkroong-gaanถูกtùukใช้cháiไปbpaiกับgàpค่าkâaประชาสัมพันธ์bprà-chaa-sǎm-panจนjonมอดmɔ̂ɔtเหลือlʉ̌ʉaไม่พอmâi-pɔɔสำหรับsǎm-ràpกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamหลักlàk
The project budget was spent on promotions until it was depleted, leaving not enough for the main activities.
หลังlăngเจอjerข่าวร้ายkàao ráaiซ้ำsámๆ-ความหวังkwaam wăngของเขาkŏng kăoค่อยkôiๆ-มอดลงmôt longเหลือlĕuuaเพียงpiiangแรงraengฮึดhéutสุดท้ายsùt táai
After repeated bad news, his hope gradually withered away, leaving only a final bit of resolve.
ทำงานtam-ngaanล่วงเวลาlûuang-wee-laaทุกวันtúk-wanจนjonพลังใจpá-lang-jaiมอดmɔ̂ɔtไม่mâiอยากyàakทำอะไรtam-à-raiต่อdtɔ̀ɔแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Working overtime every day has drained my spirit; I don't want to do anything anymore.
หลังlǎngสอบปลายภาคsɔ̀ɔp-bplaai-pâakผมpǒmรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kไฟfaiในnaiการอ่านหนังสือgaan-àan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉมอดไปmɔ̂ɔt-bpaiเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngพักก่อนpák-gɔ̀ɔnค่อยkɔ̂iเริ่มใหม่rə̂əm-mài
After final exams, I felt my motivation to study was used up; I need to rest before starting again.
โครงkroongการช่วยเหลือgaan-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดชะงักyùt-chá-ngákเพราะprɔ́งบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanมอดเร็วmɔ̂ɔt-reoกว่าที่gwàa-tîiคาดไว้kâat-wái
The aid project had to stall because the budget was depleted faster than expected.
แม้máeทีมteemจะjàพยายามpà-yaa-yaamเต็มที่dtem têeแต่dtàeเมื่อmêuuaทรัพยากรมนุษย์sáp-pá-yaa-gon má-nútและláeกำลังใจgam-lang-jaiมอดลงmôt longเรื่อยrêuuaiๆ-ประสิทธิภาพbprà-sìt-tí-pâapก็gâwลดฮวบlót hûuapอย่างyàangเลี่ยงlîangไม่ได้mâi dâai
Even though the team tried their best, as human resources and morale gradually withered, efficiency inevitably plummeted.
ทำงานtam-ngaanล่วงเวลาlûuang-wee-laaหลายlǎaiวันwanติดกันdtìt-ganจนjonพลังงานpá-lang-ngaanมอดmɔ̂ɔtเหลือแรงlʉ̌ʉa-rɛɛngแค่kɛ̂ɛอยากyàakกลับบ้านglàp-bâanไปbpaiนอนnɔɔn
After working overtime for several days in a row, my energy is depleted; I only have enough strength to go home and sleep.
โครงkroongการช่วยเหลือgaan-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaชะงักchá-ngákเพราะprɔ́งบngópมอดไปmɔ̂ɔt-bpaiกับgàpค่าkâaดำเนินการdam-nəən-gaanที่สูงtîi-sǔungเกินคาดgəən-kâat
The aid project stalled because the budget was depleted by unexpectedly high operating costs.
หลังlăngวิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt sèt-tà-gìtแรงใจraeng jaiของkŏngทีมteemมอดลงmôt longเรื่อยrêuuaiๆ-จนjonต้องdtôngหยุดyùtแผนที่păen-têeวางไว้waang wáiชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
After the economic crisis, the team's morale gradually withered, forcing a temporary halt to the planned strategy.
ทำงานtam-ngaanล่วงเวลาlûuang-wee-laaหลายlǎaiวันwanจนjonแรงrɛɛngมอดmɔ̂ɔtไม่มีmâi-miiเรี่ยวแรงrîiao-rɛɛngจะjàทำอะไรtam-à-raiต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
Working overtime for many days has drained my energy; I have no strength to do anything else.
ทำงานtam-ngaanทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnจนjonแรงrɛɛngมอดmɔ̂ɔtหมดmòtเรี่ยวrîiaoหมดแรงmòt-rɛɛngจะjàขยับตัวkà-yàp-dtuua
Working all night drained me; I have no strength left to move.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakวิ่งมาราธอนwîng-maa-raa-tɔɔnพลังงานpá-lang-ngaanในnaiร่างกายrâang-gaaiก็gɔ̂แทบtɛ̂ɛpมอดmɔ̂ɔtเพราะprɔ́ใช้แรงchái-rɛɛngไปbpaiมากmâak
After running the marathon, my energy was almost depleted because I used so much strength.
โครงkroongการช่วยเหลือgaan-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaชุมชนchum-chonต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดชะงักyùt-chá-ngákเพราะprɔ́งบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanมอดไปmɔ̂ɔt-bpaiก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàถึงช่วงtʉ̌ng-chûuangสำคัญsǎm-kan
The community aid project had to stall because the budget was depleted before the crucial phase.
เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamฮึดสู้hʉ́t-sûuอยู่yùuพักใหญ่pák-yàiแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔขวัญและกำลังใจkwǎn-lɛ́-gam-lang-jaiมอดmɔ̂ɔtความตั้งใจkwaam-dtâng-jaiก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmสั่นคลอนsàn-klɔɔn
He tried to push through for a while, but once his morale and motivation were spent, his determination began to waver.
ช่วงchûuangปลายเดือนbplaai-dʉʉanเงินngənมอดเร็วmɔ̂ɔt-reoมากmâakเพราะprɔ́มีmiiค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiหลายอย่างlǎai-yàang
Toward the end of the month, my money gets used up fast because there are many expenses.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakประชุมbprà-chumยาวyaaoทั้งวันtáng-wanไอเดียai-diiaในnaiหัวhǔuaก็gɔ̂เหมือนจะmʉ̌ʉan-jàมอดmɔ̂ɔtจนjonคิดkítอะไรà-raiต่อdtɔ̀ɔไม่mâiออกɔ̀ɔk
After a full day of meetings, the ideas in my head felt depleted, and I couldn’t think of anything more.
โครงkroongการช่วยเหลือgaan-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaชุมชนchum-chonต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดชะงักyùt-chá-ngákเพราะprɔ́งบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanมอดmɔ̂ɔtตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛไตรมาสdtrai-mâatแรกrɛ̂ɛk
The community aid project had to come to a halt because the budget was used up in the first quarter.
ทำงานtam-ngaanข้ามคืนkâam-kʉʉnจนjonพลังpá-langมอดไปmɔ̂ɔt-bpaiหมดmòtเลยləəiวันนี้wan-níiขอkɔ̌ɔพักpákนะná
Working through the night drained all my energy, so I need to rest today.
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 endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mɔ̂ɔt
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |