มั่วสุม(mûua sŭm)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] gather for illicit purposes

To assemble or congregate in a group for purposes that are illicit, immoral, or disorderly.

Examples

ผู้ใหญ่บ้านpôo yài bâanผู้ใหญ่บ้านpôo yài bâanvillage head; village chiefขอร้องkŏr róngขอร้องkŏr róng1[to] request (earnestly or politely)2[to] plead; begไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not allow; not let; forbid2[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give3so that not; in order to preventกลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm wai-rûnกลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm wai-rûn1a group of teenagers; group of youths2youth group (organized)3the youth demographicไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)มั่วสุมmûua sŭmมั่วสุมmûua sŭm1[to] gather for illicit purposes2[to] engage in vice as a groupส่งเสียงดังsòng sĭiang dangส่งเสียงดังsòng sĭiang dang[to] make a loud noise; be noisyรบกวนróp-guuanรบกวนróp-guuan1bother; disturb; inconvenience2may I ask (polite preface)ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตอนดึกdton dèukตอนดึกdton dèuk1late at night2late night (time period)
The village headman asked the group of teenagers not to congregate and make loud noises, disturbing the villagers late at night.
2VerbC1

[to] engage in vice as a group

To jointly indulge in immoral or illegal activities, especially drug use, gambling, or promiscuous behavior.

Examples

ลูกชายlôok chaaiลูกชายlôok chaaison; male childของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsหนีnĕeหนีnĕe1[to] flee; run away; escape2[to] avoid; evade; dodge; shirk3[to] elopeออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâanออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâan[to] leave homeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)มั่วสุมmûua sŭmมั่วสุมmûua sŭm1[to] gather for illicit purposes2[to] engage in vice as a groupเสพsèpเสพsèp1[to] use (drugs); take narcotics2[to] consume; take in (media/pleasure)3[to] have sexual relations (archaic/formal)ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowเกเรgay-rayเกเรgay-ray1disobedient; troublesome; misbehaving2[to] act up; [to] cause trouble3hostile; defiant (archaic)
His son ran away from home to indulge in drug use with his delinquent friends.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

มั่วmûuaมั่วmûua1[to] act disorderly; do things haphazardly2[to] fabricate; make things up; guess wildly3careless; disorderly; random; mixed-up4[to] associate indiscriminately; mix promiscuouslyPart 1
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สุมsumสุมsum1[to] pile up; heap2[to] add fuel; stoke (a fire)3[to] crowd around; gather densely4[to] add to; fuel (trouble/feeling)Part 2
มั่วสุมmûua sŭmมั่วสุมmûua sŭm[to] gather for illicit purposes