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mûuaMeanings
1VerbB1
[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 foodมั่วmûuaมั่วmûua1[to] act disorderly; do things haphazardly2[to] fabricate; make things up; guess wildly3careless; disorderly; random; mixed-up4[to] associate indiscriminately; mix promiscuouslyๆ-ไม่ได้mâi 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 formulaเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He cooked haphazardly, not looking at the recipe at all.
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เธอterอย่าyàaขับรถkàp rótมั่วmûuaไปเรื่อยbpai rêuuaiๆ-แบบbàepไม่มีmâi meeแผนที่păen-têeสิsìเดี๋ยวdĭiaoก็gâwหลงทางlŏng taangหรอกròk
Don't just drive around haphazardly without a map, you'll get lost.
เขาkăoพยายามpà-yaa-yaamจะjàประกอบbprà-gòpตู้dtôoเองayngโดยdoiทำตามtam dtaamความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukมั่วๆmûua mûuaผลสุดท้ายpŏn sùt táaiคือkeuมันmanพังลงpang longมาmaa
He tried to assemble the cabinet himself by just haphazardly following his gut feeling, and the end result was it collapsed.
การบริหารgaan bo-rí-hăanโครงการkrohng gaanแบบbàepมั่วๆmûua mûuaโดยdoiไม่มีmâi meeการวางแผนgaan waang păenอย่างเป็นระบบyàang bpen rá-bòpย่อมyômนำไปสู่nam bpai sòoความล้มเหลวkwaam lóm lĕoและláeความสูญเปล่าkwaam sŏon bplàoของkŏngทรัพยากรsáp-pá-yaa-gon
Managing a project in a haphazard way without systematic planning will inevitably lead to failure and a waste of resources.
2VerbB1
[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
ข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔpข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔp1exam paper; test paper; set of exam questions2exam question; test itemยากมากyâak-mâakยากมากyâak-mâakvery difficult; very hardฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedตอบdtɔ̀ɔpตอบdtɔ̀ɔp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)มั่วmûuaมั่วmûua1[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)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyหลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalข้อkɔ̂ɔข้อkɔ̂ɔ1item; point; clause2classifier: items/points/clauses/questions3joint (anatomy)4condition; term5node; joint; segment (botany/zoology)
The exam was very difficult, so I wildly guessed the answers for many questions.
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ถ้าtâaไม่รู้mâi-rúuคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpที่แน่นอนtîi-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔnก็gɔ̂อย่าyàaมั่วmûuaดีกว่าdii-gwàaเดี๋ยวdǐiaoคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnจะjàเข้าใจผิดkâo-jai-pìt
If you don't know the exact answer, it's better not to make things up, or else others will misunderstand.
เขาkăoชอบchôpเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangมั่วๆmûua mûuaว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua engรวยruuayมากmâakทั้งที่táng têeความจริงkwaam jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoมีmeeหนี้สินnêe sĭnเยอะแยะyéh-yáe
He likes to make up stories that he's very rich, when in reality he has a lot of debt.
นักข่าวnák-kàaoที่ดีtîi-diiควรkuuanตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpข้อเท็จจริงkɔ̂ɔ-tét-jingก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนำเสนอข่าวnam-sà-nə̌ə-kàaoไม่ใช่mâi-châiเขียนkǐianข่าวkàaoโดยdooiมั่วmûuaข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaเองeengเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างกระแสsâang-grà-sɛ̌ɛ
A good journalist should verify facts before presenting the news, not write stories by making up information just to create hype.
3AdjectiveB1
careless; disorderly; random; mixed-up
careless or disorderly; mixed up or jumbled together without checking for correctness
Examples
เอกสารèek-gà-sǎanเอกสารèek-gà-sǎan1document2documentationบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะทำงานdtó-tam-ngaanโต๊ะทำงานdtó-tam-ngaanwork desk; office deskของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)กองgɔɔngกองgɔɔng1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpsรวมกันruuam-ganรวมกันruuam-gan1together; collectively2[to] gather; [to] come together; [to] combine3[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.
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ช่วยchûuaiจัดเรียงjàt-riiangไฟล์faiในnaiโฟลเดอร์floo-də̂əให้hâiหน่อยnɔ̀iตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunมันmanมั่วmûuaจนjonหาhǎaอะไรà-raiไม่เจอmâi-jəəแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Could you please organize the files in the folder? Right now the data is so jumbled up I can't find anything.
ฐานข้อมูลtǎan-kɔ̂ɔ-muunของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเกิดgə̀ətความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatทำให้tam-hâiข้อมูลลูกค้าkɔ̂ɔ-muun-lûuk-káaรายraaiเก่าgàoกับgàpรายใหม่raai-màiแสดงผลsà-dɛɛng-pǒnมั่วmûuaไปหมดbpai-mòt
The company's database had an error, causing the data for old and new customers to be displayed all mixed up.
4VerbB2
[to] associate indiscriminately; mix promiscuously
to associate or mix with others indiscriminately, often with a negative sense (e.g., in the phrase 'มั่วสุมมั่วสุมmûua-sǔm[to] gather for illicit purposes')
Examples
พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparentsเป็นห่วงbpen-hùuangเป็นห่วงbpen-hùuang[to] worry about [sb/sth]; be concerned for [sb/sth]ลูกสาวlûuk-sǎaoลูกสาวlûuk-sǎaodaughterไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyมั่วmûuaมั่วmûua1[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)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)กลุ่มเพื่อนglùm-pʉ̂ʉanกลุ่มเพื่อนglùm-pʉ̂ʉangroup of friends; circle of friendsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่ดีmâi-diiไม่ดีmâi-dii1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorlyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (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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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatได้รับแจ้งdâi-ráp-jɛ̂ɛngว่าwâaมีmiiกลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm-wai-rûnไปbpaiมั่วสุมmûua-sǔmเสพsèepยาyaaในnaiตึกร้างdtʉ̀k-ráangแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níi
The police were notified that a group of teenagers were gathering to use drugs in an abandoned building around here.
เขาkăoเตือนdteuuanเพื่อนpêuuanว่าwâaอย่าyàaไปbpaiมั่วmûuaตามdtaamสถานบันเทิงsà-tăan ban-terngตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunบ่อยๆbòi bòiเพราะpráwอาจàatเจอjerคนkonไม่ดีmâi deeและláeเป็นอันตรายbpen an-dtà-raaiได้dâi
He warned his friend not to indiscriminately hang out at entertainment venues at night too often, because he could meet bad people and it could be dangerous.
การปล่อยให้gaan bplòi hâiเกิดgèrtแหล่งมั่วสุมlàeng mûua sŭmของkŏngเยาวชนyao-wá-chonโดยdoiไม่มีmâi meeการควบคุมดูแลgaan kûuap-kum doo laeอาจàatเป็นบ่อเกิดbpen bòr gèrtของkŏngปัญหาสังคมbpan-hăa săng-komและláeอาชญากรรมàat-chá-yaa-gamที่têeรุนแรงขึ้นrun-raeng kêun
Allowing places for youths to gather indiscriminately without supervision can become a source of more serious social and crime problems.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mûua
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |