มืดค่ำ
mʉ̂ʉt-kâmMeanings
1NounA2
nightfall; evening; nighttime
The time when it becomes dark or is already dark; not necessarily late at night.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesมืดค่ำmʉ̂ʉt-kâmมืดค่ำmʉ̂ʉt-kâm1nightfall; evening; nighttime2dark; late in the day
I go home after dark.
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Yesterday we talked until late at night and then went our separate ways.
My father waited until late at night for me to finish work and then came to pick me up.
ร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiคนแน่นkon-nɛ̂nตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛน้ำเย็นnáam-yenจนมืดjon-mʉ̂ʉtค่ำkâmเพราะprɔ́มีmiiดนตรีdon-dtriiสดsòtทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉn
Restaurants around here are crowded from early evening until late at night because there’s live music every night.
2AdjectiveA2
dark; late in the day
Dark because evening or night has arrived; sometimes implying that the hour is getting late.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeมืดค่ำmʉ̂ʉt-kâmมืดค่ำmʉ̂ʉt-kâm1nightfall; evening; nighttime2dark; late in the dayทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
He comes home very late at night every day.
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Last night I worked until very late at night before going home.
เราraoจะjàออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taangตอนdtɔɔnมืดค่ำmʉ̂ʉt-kâmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangรถติดrót-dtìt
We will set off very late at night to avoid traffic.
กว่าจะgwàa-jàหาhǎaของkɔ̌ɔngเจอjəəก็gɔ̂ปาbpaaไปbpaiมืดค่ำmʉ̂ʉt-kâmจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่มีmâi-miiรถrótวิ่งwîngแล้วlɛ́ɛo
By the time we found the item, it was very late at night, with hardly any cars on the road.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mʉ̂ʉt
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
มืดmʉ̂ʉtมืดmʉ̂ʉt1dark; lacking light2after dark; late3[to] get dark; become dark4gloomy; obscure (figurative)dark; lacking lightPart 1
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ค่ำkâmค่ำkâm1evening; dusk2in the evening; at nightfall3to become evening; grow lateevening; duskPart 2
มืดค่ำmʉ̂ʉt-kâmมืดค่ำmʉ̂ʉt-kâmnightfall; evening; nighttimenightfall; evening; nighttimeWord