มืดทึบ
mʉ̂ʉt-tʉ́pMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
very dark; gloomy
Very dark and dense, with little light; gloomy or overcast.
Examples
ห้องเก็บของhɔ̂ng-gèp-kɔ̌ɔngห้องเก็บของhɔ̂ng-gèp-kɔ̌ɔngstorage room; storage closetใต้ดินdtâai-dinใต้ดินdtâai-din1underground; subterranean2the subway/metro (colloquial)3clandestine; illicit; underground (movement/market)4underground; non-mainstream (music or culture)มืดทึบmʉ̂ʉt-tʉ́pมืดทึบmʉ̂ʉt-tʉ́pvery dark; gloomyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The basement storage room is very dark and dense.
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The sky is gloomy and overcast today, it looks like it's about to rain heavily.
ฉันchǎnไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpเดินdəənในnaiซอยsɔɔiนี้níiตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnเพราะprɔ́มันmanทั้งtángแคบkɛ̂ɛpทั้งtángมืดทึบmʉ̂ʉt-tʉ́p
I don't like walking in this alley at night because it's both narrow and very dark.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatภายในpaai-naiบ้านเก่าbâan-gàoหลังlǎngนั้นnánดูduuมืดทึบmʉ̂ʉt-tʉ́pและlɛ́น่าขนลุกnâa-kǒn-lúkทำให้tam-hâiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiกล้าglâaเข้าไปkâo-bpai
The atmosphere inside that old house looked gloomy and creepy, causing no one to dare enter.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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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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ทึบtʉ́pทึบtʉ́p1opaque; not letting light through2dense; thick3solid; unbroken (of a line)4stuffy; poorly ventilated5dull; slow to understand6dull; muffled (of sound)opaque; not letting light throughPart 2
มืดทึบmʉ̂ʉt-tʉ́pมืดทึบmʉ̂ʉt-tʉ́pvery dark; gloomyvery dark; gloomyWord