มัวๆ
muua muuaMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
blurry; dim; unclear
blurry, dim, indistinct, or unclear, often referring to vision or an image.
Examples
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My vision is blurry; I probably need to get new glasses.
The sky is dim today because there's a lot of dust.
กระจกgrà-jòkในnaiห้องน้ำhông náamเก่าบานgào baanนั้นnánทั้งtángมัวๆmuua muuaและláeเป็นbpenคราบkrâapจนjonแทบtâepมองไม่เห็นmong mâi hĕnเงาngaoตัวเองdtuua eng
The mirror in that old bathroom was so blurry and stained that I could barely see my own reflection.
2AdverbA2
dimly; hazily; indistinctly
in a blurry, unclear way; dimly or hazily (e.g., seeing sth without clear detail).
Examples
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In the thick fog, I dimly saw the shadow of a person walking.
If I don't wear my glasses, I see everything hazily.
พอporตื่นนอนdtèun nonใหม่ๆmài màiฉันchănยังyangมองmongนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaบนbonผนังpà-năngมัวๆmuua muuaเพราะpráwสายตาsăai dtaaยังyangไม่mâiปรับตัวbpràp dtuua
Right after waking up, I still saw the clock on the wall dimly because my eyes hadn't adjusted yet.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มัวๆ said มัว-มัว?
muua muua
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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 | — | — |