มัว
muuaMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
dim; dull; not clear (appearance)
not bright or vivid; lacking clarity or sharpness in appearance (of light, color, surface); not used for mental dullness
Examples
สีทาบ้านsǐi-taa-bâanสีทาบ้านsǐi-taa-bâanhouse paint; wall paintเก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedดูมัวduu-muuaดูมัวduu-muua[to] look blurry; [to] appear dimไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockความสดใสkwaam-sòt-sǎiความสดใสkwaam-sòt-sǎi1brightness; radiance (light/color)2cheerfulness; liveliness (mood/appearance)3freshness; healthy vigor
The old house paint looks dull and lacks brightness.
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สีsǐiในnaiโปสเตอร์bpóot-dtə̂əดูมัวduu-muuaและlɛ́ซีดsîitจนjonรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatไม่mâiเด่นชัดdèen-chát
The colors in the poster look dull and faded, so the details don't stand out.
The lights in the room are rather dim, making the atmosphere feel stuffy.
ท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaเป็นbpenสีเทาsǐi-taoมัวmuuaตลอดวันdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wanทำให้tam-hâiเมืองmʉʉangดูduuเงียบngîiapหม่นmòn
The sky stayed a muted gray all day, making the city look somber.
2AdjectiveB1
blurred; hazy; misty
unclear or out of focus; slightly clouded (of sight, vision, or a surface like glass)
Examples
แว่นตาwâen dtaaแว่นตาwâen dtaaglasses; spectaclesของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ฝ้าfâaฝ้าfâa1ceiling (interior; suspended/false ceiling)2melasma; dark facial patches3haze; whitish film on a surfaceมองเห็นmong hĕnมองเห็นmong hĕn1[to] see; make out; spot2[to] perceive; realize; recognize3[to] foresee; anticipate; envisionมัวๆmuua muuaมัวๆmuua muua1blurry; dim; unclear2dimly; hazily; indistinctly
My glasses are foggy; I see blurry.
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This photo came out blurry because the camera didn’t focus.
หลังlǎngผ่าตัดpàa-dtàtตาdtaaเขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaภาพpâapยังyangมัวmuuaเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiแต่dtɛ̀ɛดีขึ้นdii-kʉ̂nทุกวันtúk-wan
After the eye surgery, he said his vision is still slightly blurry but improving every day.
กระจกหน้ารถgrà-jòk-nâa-rótเป็นbpenคราบkrâapจนjonภาพpâapถนนtà-nǒnดูมัวduu-muuaต้องdtɔ̂ngเช็ดchétให้hâiใสsǎiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnขับkàpต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
The windshield is stained, making the view of the road blurry; it needs to be cleaned before driving on.
3VerbB2
[to be] preoccupied (with); waste time
to be so absorbed in doing something that one neglects something else; often in the pattern ‘มัวแต่มัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛbe absorbed in; keep on (to the neglect of other things) [doing X]’ implying wasting time on X
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛมัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛbe absorbed in; keep on (to the neglect of other things)เลื่อนดูlʉ̂ʉan-duuเลื่อนดูlʉ̂ʉan-duu[to] scroll (on a screen)มือถือmʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉมือถือmʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉ1mobile phone; cellphone; smartphone2handheld; portable (held in the hand)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see offรายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officially
He was so absorbed in scrolling his phone that he forgot to submit the report.
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Let's not be so caught up in arguing that the work doesn't progress.
ทีมtiimมัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛแก้gɛ̂ɛรายละเอียดเล็กน้อยraai-lá-ìiat-lék-nɔ́ɔiทำให้tam-hâiพลาดplâatกำหนดส่งgam-nòt-sòngสำคัญsǎm-kan
The team was preoccupied with fixing minor details, causing them to miss an important deadline.
เธอterมัวแต่muua dtàeกังวลgang-wonภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákจนjonละเลยlá loeiคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapของkŏngเนื้อหาnéuua hăaที่têeต้องdtôngนำเสนอnam sà-nĕr
She was so absorbed in worrying about image that she neglected the quality of the content to be presented.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
muua
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 | — | — |