มืดดำ
mʉ̂ʉt-damMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
pitch-dark; utterly black
Extremely dark; appearing completely black or lacking light.
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockดาวdaaoดาวdaao1star (celestial body)2star (famous person)3star symbol/markท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavensมืดดำmʉ̂ʉt-damมืดดำmʉ̂ʉt-dam1pitch-dark; utterly black2gloomy; dire (figurative)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
There are no stars tonight; the sky is extremely dark.
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The power went out across the village; the road was pitch-dark and you couldn’t see the way.
เขาkǎoเดินหลงdəən-lǒngในnaiป่าbpàaที่มืดtîi-mʉ̂ʉtดำdamเพราะprɔ́เมฆmêekหนาnǎaปิดbpìtแสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-jan
He wandered lost in the pitch-dark forest because thick clouds blocked the moonlight.
ภายในpaai-naiถ้ำมืดดำtâm-mʉ̂ʉt-damจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiไฟฉายfai-chǎaiแรงสูงrɛɛng-sǔungจึงjʉngจะjàมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnผนังpà-nǎngถ้ำtâm
Inside the cave it was so completely dark that a high-powered flashlight was needed to see the walls.
2AdjectiveB1
gloomy; dire (figurative)
Figuratively, describing a situation as grim, hopeless, or morally bleak.
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationปิดตัวbpìt-dtuuaปิดตัวbpìt-dtuua1[to] shut down; cease operations2[to] be closed off; keep to oneselfอนาคตà-naa-kótอนาคตà-naa-kót1future (time to come)2prospectsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)หลายคนlǎai-konหลายคนlǎai-konmany/several peopleดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneมืดดำmʉ̂ʉt-damมืดดำmʉ̂ʉt-dam1pitch-dark; utterly black2gloomy; dire (figurative)
After the company shut down, the future of many employees looked grim.
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ข่าวkàaoทุจริตtút-jà-rìtทำให้tam-hâiสังคมsǎng-komรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaบ้านเมืองbâan-mʉʉangกำลังเข้าgam-lang-kâoสู่sùuช่วงchûuangมืดดำmʉ̂ʉt-dam
Corruption news makes society feel that the country is entering a bleak period.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaโครงการkroong-gaanถูกtùukยุบyúpความหวังkwaam-wǎngของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chonก็gɔ̂กลายเป็นglaai-bpenภาพpâapมืดดำmʉ̂ʉt-damแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàทันทีtan-tii
When the project was dissolved, the community’s hopes turned bleak almost immediately.
ถ้าtâaไร้ráiความโปร่งใสkwaam-bpròong-sǎiและlɛ́การตรวจสอบgaan-dtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpอนาคตà-naa-kótนโยบายสาธารณะná-yoo-baai-sǎa-taa-rá-náย่อมyɔ̂mมืดดำmʉ̂ʉt-damและlɛ́ยากyâakจะjàแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎi
Without transparency and oversight, the future of public policy is grim and hard to rectify.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มืดดำ said มืด-ดัม?
mʉ̂ʉt-dam
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 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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ดำdamดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4[to] dive; go underwaterblack; very dark (color)Part 2
มืดดำmʉ̂ʉt-damมืดดำmʉ̂ʉt-dampitch-dark; utterly blackpitch-dark; utterly blackWord