มัวซัว
muua-suuaMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
dim; blurry; hazy; indistinct
not clear or sharp in light, form, or memory; dim, blurry, or hazy
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องนี้hɔ̂ng-níiห้องนี้hɔ̂ng-níithis roomไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)มัวซัวmuua-suuaมัวซัวmuua-suuadim; blurry; hazy; indistinctไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀i1a little (farther/over); slightly2a bit (too); somewhat excessiveอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ[to] read; [to] studyไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard as
The light in this room is a bit dim, it's hard to read a book.
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รูปถ่ายrûup-tàaiใบbaiนี้níiเก่าgàoมากmâakแล้วlɛ́ɛoภาพpâapจึงjʉngดูduuมัวซัวmuua-suuaและlɛ́สีsǐiซีดจางsîit-jaangไปตามbpai-dtaamกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laa
This photograph is very old, so the image looks blurry and the colors have faded over time.
วันนี้wan-níiอากาศaa-gàatไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iดีdiiท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaเลยləəiดูduuมัวซัวmuua-suuaเพราะprɔ́มีmiiฝุ่นควันfùn-kwanเยอะyə́
The weather isn't good today, so the sky looks hazy because there's a lot of dust and smoke.
ความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanในnaiวัยเด็กwai-dèkของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoมันmanช่างchâangมัวซัวmuua-suuaเขาkǎoจำได้jam-dâaiแค่kɛ̂ɛภาพpâapบางส่วนbaang-sùuanแบบbɛ̀ɛpเลือนรางlʉʉan-raangเท่านั้นtâo-nán
His memory of that childhood event is so dim; he can only remember some parts of it vaguely.
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 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 | — | — |