มืด

mêuut

Meanings

1NounA1

dark; lacking light

having little or no light; not bright

Examples

ห้องนี้hông néeห้องนี้hông néethis roomมืดmêuutมืดmêuut1dark; lacking light2late; after dark3[to] get dark; become dark4gloomy; obscure (figurative)เปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn onไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
This room is dark; turn on the light.
2NounA2

late; after dark

occurring or done when it is dark outside; used adverbially to mean 'late at night'

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeมืดmêuutมืดmêuut1dark; lacking light2late; after dark3[to] get dark; become dark4gloomy; obscure (figurative)ทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
He comes home late at night every day.
3NounA2

[to] get dark; become dark

to become dark as daylight fades

Examples

ห้าโมงเย็นhâa mohng yenห้าโมงเย็นhâa mohng yen15 p.m.2at 5 p.m.แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ท้องฟ้าtóng fáaท้องฟ้าtóng fáasky; heavensเริ่มมืดrôem mêutเริ่มมืดrôem mêut[to] get dark; dusk falls
It’s five in the evening and the sky is starting to get dark.
4NounB2

gloomy; obscure (figurative)

figuratively unclear, grim, or discouraging (e.g., prospects, outlook)

Examples

เศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìt1economy2economic conditions; the economyช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeมืดmêuutมืดmêuut1dark; lacking light2late; after dark3[to] get dark; become dark4gloomy; obscure (figurative)โอกาสoh-gàatโอกาสoh-gàat1chance; opportunity2occasion3likelihood; probabilityหางานhăa ngaanหางานhăa ngaan[to] look for a job; seek employmentใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ยากมากyâak mâakยากมากyâak mâakvery difficult; very hard
The economy looks grim right now; finding a new job is very difficult.