มัวเมา
muua-maoMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
infatuated; obsessed; engrossed (in vice, power, etc.)
Being so deeply absorbed in or blinded by something (e.g., desire, pleasure, power, vice) that one loses good judgment; figuratively intoxicated.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toมัวเมาmuua-maoมัวเมาmuua-mao1infatuated; obsessed; engrossed (in vice, power, etc.)2[to] indulge excessively (in); [to] be obsessed (with)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)อำนาจam-nâatอำนาจam-nâat1power; authority2jurisdiction; legal authority3influence4force; mightจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)คำเตือนkam-dtʉʉanคำเตือนkam-dtʉʉanwarning; cautionของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He began to be blinded by power, to the point of not listening to anyone's warnings.
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อย่าyàaมัวเมาmuua-maoในnaiความรักkwaam-rákจนjonลืมlʉʉmหน้าที่การงานnâa-tîi-gaan-ngaanของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
Don't be so blinded by love that you forget your own work responsibilities.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangบางคนbaang-konมัวเมาmuua-maoในnaiลาภยศสรรเสริญlâap-yót-sǎn-sə̌ənจนjonลืมlʉʉmนึกถึงnʉ́k-tʉ̌ngความเดือดร้อนkwaam-dʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon
Some politicians are so blinded by fame and fortune that they forget about the suffering of the people.
การที่gaan-tîiคนเราkon-raoมัวเมาmuua-maoในnaiอคติà-ká-dtìของkɔ̌ɔngตนเองdton-eengทำให้tam-hâiไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnความจริงkwaam-jingที่อยู่tîi-yùuตรงหน้าdtrong-nâaได้dâai
Being blinded by one's own prejudices prevents a person from being able to see the truth right in front of them.
2VerbB2
[to] indulge excessively (in); [to] be obsessed (with)
To indulge excessively in or give oneself over to something (e.g., power, pleasure, vice) to the point of becoming deluded or losing reason.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaใช้เวลาchái-wee-laa1[to] spend time [doing sth/with sb]2[to] take (a certain amount of) timeและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เงินทองngən-tɔɔngเงินทองngən-tɔɔngmoney; wealthไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterมัวเมาmuua-maoมัวเมาmuua-mao1infatuated; obsessed; engrossed (in vice, power, etc.)2[to] indulge excessively (in); [to] be obsessed (with)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)อบายมุขà-baai-yá-múkอบายมุขà-baai-yá-múkpaths of ruin; vices
He spent his time and money indulging excessively in vice.
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ผู้ปกครองpûu-bpòk-krɔɔngกังวลgang-wonว่าwâaลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanจะjàไปbpaiมัวเมาmuua-maoกับgàpสิ่งsìngเสพติดsèep-dtìt
Parents worry that their children will indulge in drugs.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakได้dâaiอำนาจam-nâatมาmaaเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂มัวเมาmuua-maoอยู่yùuกับgàpการเสพgaan-sèepสุขsùkส่วนตนsùuan-dtonจนjonละเลยlá-ləəiหน้าที่nâa-tîi
After gaining power, he indulged in personal pleasures to the point of neglecting his duties.
คนหนุ่มสาวkon-nùm-sǎaoไม่ควรmâi-kuuanปล่อยbplɔ̀iชีวิตchii-wítให้hâiมัวเมาmuua-maoในnaiความสนุกสนานkwaam-sà-nùk-sà-nǎanชั่วครั้งชั่วคราวchûua-kráng-chûua-kraaoจนjonลืมlʉʉmสร้างsâangอนาคตà-naa-kót
Young people should not let their lives indulge excessively in temporary fun to the point of forgetting to build their future.
Tones
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
มัวmuuaมัวmuua1dim; dull; not clear (appearance)2blurred; hazy; misty3[to be] preoccupied (with); waste timedim; dull; not clear (appearance)Part 1
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เมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2motion-sick; dizzy; nauseated3sick from poisonous fooddrunk; intoxicatedPart 2
มัวเมาmuua-maoมัวเมาmuua-maoinfatuated; obsessed; engrossed (in vice, power, etc.)infatuated; obsessed; engrossed (in vice, power, etc.)Word