มะโว้
má-wóoMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
ancient; long-ago
ancient; from a very long time ago, often used colloquially in phrases like 'ปีมะโว้' or 'ครั้งมะโว้'
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)ปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsมะโว้má-wóoมะโว้má-wóoancient; long-agoแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ล่ะlâล่ะlâ1topic/contrast particle; question tag2sentence-final particle (casual emphasis)
This car has been old since the year dot, why don't you buy a new one?
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เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangมันmanเกิดgə̀ətตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛปีbpiiมะโว้má-wóoแล้วlɛ́ɛoจะjàขุดkùtขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaพูดpûutทำไมtam-maiอีกìik
The incident happened ages ago, why bring it up again?
แฟชั่นfɛɛ-chânเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiมันmanฮิตhítตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛปีbpiiมะโว้má-wóoตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiเขาkǎoใส่sàiกันganแล้วlɛ́ɛo
This clothing fashion was trendy ages ago; nobody wears it anymore now.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpเล่าlâoวีรกรรมwii-rá-gamความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛครั้งkrángมะโว้má-wóoซึ่งsʉ̂ngพวกเราpûuak-raoฟังfangจนjonท่องtɔ̂ɔngได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛo
He loves recounting his heroic successes from ages ago, which we've heard so much we can recite them.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
má
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
มะmáมะmá1come on; please (urge/invite)2hey!; come! (call attention)3fruit-name prefix (bound)come on; please (urge/invite)Part 1
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มะโว้má-wóoมะโว้má-wóoancient; long-agoancient; long-agoWord