มั่ว

mûua

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] act disorderly; do things haphazardly

to act without order or plan; to do things in a messy, haphazard way without regard for correctness

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำอาหารtam aa-hăanทำอาหารtam aa-hăan[to] cook; prepare foodมั่วๆmûua mûuaมั่วๆmûua mûua1randomly; haphazardly; without basis2messy; jumbled; disorganizedไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ดูสูตรduu sòotดูสูตรduu sòot[to] look up a recipe or formulaเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
He cooked haphazardly, not looking at the recipe at all.
2NounB1

[to] fabricate; make things up; guess wildly

to say or provide information without evidence; to make things up or guess wildly (e.g., to guess answers at random)

Examples

ข้อสอบkôr sòpข้อสอบkôr sòp1exam; test; examination paper2exam question; test itemยากมากyâak mâakยากมากyâak mâakvery difficult; very hardฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ตอบdtòpตอบdtòp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3answer; responseมั่วmûuaมั่วmûua1[to] act disorderly; do things haphazardly2[to] fabricate; make things up; guess wildly3careless; disorderly; random; mixed-up4[to] associate indiscriminately; mix promiscuouslyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ข้อkôข้อkô1item; point; clause2joint (anatomy)3condition; term4flaw; drawback5classifier: items/points/clauses/questions
The exam was very difficult, so I wildly guessed the answers for many questions.
3NounB1

careless; disorderly; random; mixed-up

careless or disorderly; mixed up or jumbled together without checking for correctness

Examples

เอกสารèk-gà-săanเอกสารèk-gà-săan1document2documentationบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะทำงานdtó tam ngaanโต๊ะทำงานdtó tam ngaan1work desk; office desk2assigned work deskของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] set; assign; impose5[to] put down; let go (emotion/attachment)6[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)กองgongกองgong1to pile (up); heap; stack2pile; heap; stack3division; department; regiment4classifier: piles; heaps; groups; military units; filmsรวมกันruuam ganรวมกันruuam gan1[to] gather; [to] come together; [to] combine2together; collectively3[to] add up to; [to] totalมั่วmûuaมั่วmûua1[to] act disorderly; do things haphazardly2[to] fabricate; make things up; guess wildly3careless; disorderly; random; mixed-up4[to] associate indiscriminately; mix promiscuouslyไปหมดbpai mòtไปหมดbpai mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
The documents on his desk are piled together in a disorderly mess.
4NounB2

[to] associate indiscriminately; mix promiscuously

to associate or mix with others indiscriminately, often with a negative sense (e.g., in the phrase 'มั่วสุมมั่วสุมmûua sŭm1[to] gather for illicit purposes2[to] engage in vice as a group')

Examples

พ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsเป็นห่วงbpen hùuangเป็นห่วงbpen hùuang[to] worry about [sb/sth]; be concerned for [sb/sth]ลูกสาวlôok săaoลูกสาวlôok săaodaughterไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)มั่วmûuaมั่วmûua1[to] act disorderly; do things haphazardly2[to] fabricate; make things up; guess wildly3careless; disorderly; random; mixed-up4[to] associate indiscriminately; mix promiscuouslyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)กลุ่มเพื่อนglùm pêuuanกลุ่มเพื่อนglùm pêuuangroup of friends; circle of friendsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotไม่ดีmâi deeไม่ดีmâi dee1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorly5[!] Not good!ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)
The parents are worried about their daughter and don't want her to associate with bad groups of friends at school.

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