มาคุ้ย
maa-kúiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] come and rummage; come and dig through
To come and rummage or dig through something; figuratively, to come and pry into a matter.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมาคุ้ยmaa-kúiมาคุ้ยmaa-kúi[to] come and rummage; come and dig throughตู้เสื้อผ้าdtûu-sʉ̂ʉa-pâaตู้เสื้อผ้าdtûu-sʉ̂ʉa-pâawardrobe; armoire; clothes closetของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] seek out; contactอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ไม่รู้mâi-rúuไม่รู้mâi-rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2I don't know.จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsรกrókรกrók1messy; cluttered2overgrown; weedy3annoying; in the way4placentaไปหมดbpai-mòtไปหมดbpai-mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
He came to rummage through my wardrobe for who-knows-what until everything got messy.
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เมื่อเช้าmêuua cháoเพื่อนบ้านpêuuan bâanมาคุ้ยmaa kúiถังขยะtăng kà-yàหน้าบ้านnâa bâanบอกว่าbòk wâaจะjàหาhăaบิลbinเก่าgàoๆ-
This morning the neighbor came to poke through the trash can in front of the house, saying he was looking for old bills.
อย่าyàaมาคุ้ยmaa-kúiโต๊ะทำงานdtó-tam-ngaanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเลยləəiฉันchǎnกำลังgam-langจัดjàtเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanอยู่yùuและlɛ́ไม่mâiอยากyàakให้hâiใครkraiมาmaaยุ่งyûng
Don’t come poking around my desk; I’m organizing documents and don’t want anyone to mess with them.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpมาคุ้ยmaa-kúiเรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnทั้งtángเปิดbpə̀ətลิ้นชักlín-chákคุ้ยkúiโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpและlɛ́ถามtǎamจุกจิกjùk-jìkจนjonทุกคนtúk-konอึดอัดʉ̀t-àt
He likes to pry into others’ private matters—opening drawers, poking through phones, and asking nitpicky questions until everyone feels uncomfortable.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
maa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 1
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คุ้ยkúiคุ้ยkúi1[to] rummage; dig around2[to] scratch; scrape; scoop3[to] pry into; nose around (fig.)[to] rummage; dig aroundPart 2
มาคุ้ยmaa-kúiมาคุ้ยmaa-kúi[to] come and rummage; come and dig through[to] come and rummage; come and dig throughWord