มั่วๆ
mûua mûuaMeanings
1AdverbB1
randomly; haphazardly; without basis
in a mixed-up, careless, or unplanned way; at random; without verifying or with made-up guesses
Examples
ข้อสอบkôr sòpข้อสอบkôr sòp1exam paper; test paper; set of exam questions2exam question; test itemยากมากyâak mâakยากมากyâak mâakvery difficult; very hardผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedตอบdtòpตอบdtòp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)มั่วๆmûua mûuaมั่วๆmûua mûua1randomly; haphazardly; without basis2messy; jumbled; disorganizedไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ข้อkôข้อkô1item; point; clause2classifier: items/points/clauses/questions3joint (anatomy)4condition; term5node; joint; segment (botany/zoology)
The exam was very difficult, so I just guessed randomly on many questions.
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อย่าyàaพูดpôotข้อมูลkôr moonมั่วๆmûua mûuaถ้าtâaคุณkunไม่แน่ใจmâi nâe jaiควรkuuanไปbpaiตรวจสอบdtrùuat sòpให้hâiถูกต้องtòok dtôngก่อนgòn
Don't state information based on made-up guesses if you're not sure; you should go verify it first.
เขาkăoเลือกlêuuakเบอร์โทรศัพท์ber toh-rá-sàpมั่วๆmûua mûuaขึ้นมาkêun maaเบอร์หนึ่งber nèungแล้วláeoลองlongโทรไปtoh bpaiดูdoo
He picked a phone number at random and tried calling it.
การแก้ปัญหาเฉพาะหน้าgaan gâe bpan-hăa chà-pór nâaด้วยdûuayวิธีwí-teeมั่วๆmûua mûuaอาจàatทำให้tam hâiสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanแย่ลงyâe longกว่าgwàaเดิมdermได้dâi
Solving an immediate problem in a careless, unplanned way can potentially make the situation worse.
2AdjectiveB1
messy; jumbled; disorganized
disorganized, confused, or incoherent in arrangement or content
Examples
บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะทำงานdtó tam ngaanโต๊ะทำงานdtó tam ngaanwork desk; office deskของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเอกสารèk-gà-săanเอกสารèk-gà-săan1document2documentationวางอยู่waang yòoวางอยู่waang yòo[to] be placed; [to] lie (somewhere)มั่วๆmûua mûuaมั่วๆmûua mûua1randomly; haphazardly; without basis2messy; jumbled; disorganized
There are documents placed in a disorganized way on his desk.
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การนำเสนอgaan-nam-sà-nə̌əของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoมั่วmûuaมากmâakฉันchǎnไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo-jaiเลยləəiว่าwâaประเด็นหลักbprà-den-làkคือkʉʉอะไรà-rai
His presentation was very disorganized; I didn't understand what the main point was at all.
ถ้าtâaเราraoเก็บข้อมูลgèp kôr moonมั่วๆmûua mûuaแบบนี้bàep néeต่อไปdtòr bpaiเราraoจะjàเอาaoมันmanไปbpaiวิเคราะห์wí-króอะไรà-raiไม่ได้mâi dâaiเลยloie
If we keep collecting data in this disorganized manner, we won't be able to analyze it at all.
คำให้การของพยานkam-hâi-gaan-kɔ̌ɔng-pá-yaanค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangมั่วmûuaและlɛ́ขัดแย้งกันkàt-yɛ́ɛng-ganเองeengทำให้tam-hâiตำรวจdtam-rùuatต้องdtɔ̂ngสืบสวนsʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanหาhǎaความจริงkwaam-jingต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
The witness's testimony was rather incoherent and self-contradictory, forcing the police to continue investigating the truth.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มั่วๆ said มั่ว-มั่ว?
mûua mûua
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 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 | — | — |