มิดหัว
mít-hǔuaMeaning
1AdverbB2
over one's head
over one's head; completely covering the head (often used literally for deep water or figuratively for overwhelming debt or problems)
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเล่นน้ำlên-náamเล่นน้ำlên-náamto play in the water; splash aroundตรงนั้นdtrong-nánตรงนั้นdtrong-nán1there; at that spot2that place3that … there (post-nominal)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleน้ำลึกnáam-lʉ́kน้ำลึกnáam-lʉ́kdeep waterมิดหัวmít-hǔuaมิดหัวmít-hǔuaover one's headและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไหลแรงlǎi-rɛɛngไหลแรงlǎi-rɛɛng[to] flow strongly; [to] gushด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
Don't play in the water over there. It is over your head, and the current is strong too.
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ตอนdtɔɔnเดินข้ามdəən-kâamคลองklɔɔngเขาkǎoเหยียบyìiapพลาดplâatตกลงไปdtòk-long-bpaiในnaiแอ่งɛ̀ɛngที่tîiน้ำลึกnáam-lʉ́kมิดหัวmít-hǔua
While wading across the canal, he lost his footing and fell into a deep spot where the water went over his head.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtขาดทุนkàat-tunติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-ganหลายlǎaiเดือนdʉʉanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂มีmiiหนี้nîiท่วมtûuamมิดหัวmít-hǔuaจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngขายkǎaiบ้านbâanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชำระหนี้cham-rá-nîi
After his business lost money for several consecutive months, he was so deeply in debt that he had to sell his house to pay it off.
ช่วงchûuangน้ำขึ้นnáam-kʉ̂nบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenที่tîiเคยkəəiเดินdəənลุยluiได้dâaiกลับglàpมีmiiน้ำnáamสูงsǔungมิดหัวmít-hǔuaนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngรอrɔɔเรือrʉʉaมาmaaรับráp
At high tide, the area that had been shallow enough to wade through became submerged in water over their heads, so the tourists had to wait for a boat to pick them up.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mít
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
มิดmítมิดmít1completely; all the way2tight; closed up3completely hidden; out of sightcompletely; all the wayPart 1
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มิดหัวmít-hǔuaมิดหัวmít-hǔuaover one's headover one's headWord