มืดมัว
mʉ̂ʉt-muuaMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
dark; gloomy; overcast
dark and dim; gloomy in appearance, used for the sky or places with little light.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavensมืดมัวmʉ̂ʉt-muuaมืดมัวmʉ̂ʉt-muua1dark; gloomy; overcast2bleak; depressingฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeน่าจะnâa-jàน่าจะnâa-jà1probably; likely2be expected; should (probability)3might be a good idea (suggestion)4should have (regret/criticism)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turn
The sky is gloomy today, it will probably rain.
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ห้องใต้ดินhɔ̂ng-dtâai-dinนั้นnánทั้งtángเย็นyenและlɛ́มืดมัวmʉ̂ʉt-muuaเพราะprɔ́ไม่มีmâi-miiหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangเลยləəi
That basement is both cold and dim because it has no windows at all.
พอpɔɔพระอาทิตย์ตกprá-aa-tít-dtòkบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiป่าbpàaก็gɔ̂เริ่มมืดrə̂əm-mʉ̂ʉtมัวmuuaและlɛ́น่ากลัวnâa-gluuaขึ้นkʉ̂n
Once the sun set, the atmosphere in the forest started to become gloomy and scarier.
ภาพวาดpâap-wâatนี้níiใช้cháiโทนสีtoon-sǐiที่tîiมืดมัวmʉ̂ʉt-muuaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngความลึกลับkwaam-lʉ́k-lápของkɔ̌ɔngปราสาทbpraa-sàatเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛ
This painting uses a dark and gloomy color palette to convey the mystery of the old castle.
2AdjectiveB2
bleak; depressing
figurative: describing a situation, future, or mood that feels hopeless or very down.
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ตกงานdtòk-ngaanตกงานdtòk-ngaan1[to] be unemployed2[to] lose one’s jobอนาคตà-naa-kótอนาคตà-naa-kót1future (time to come)2prospectsของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindมืดมัวmʉ̂ʉt-muuaมืดมัวmʉ̂ʉt-muua1dark; gloomy; overcast2bleak; depressingไปหมดbpai-mòtไปหมดbpai-mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
After losing his job, his future seemed completely bleak.
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ช่วงนั้นchûuang-nánเป็นช่วงbpen-chûuangเวลาที่wee-laa-tîiมืดมัวmʉ̂ʉt-muuaที่สุดtîi-sùtในnaiชีวิตchii-wítของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎn
That period was the bleakest time of my life.
สถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanทางเศรษฐกิจtaang-sèet-tà-gìtที่tîiมืดมัวmʉ̂ʉt-muuaทำให้tam-hâiหลายคนlǎai-konกังวลgang-wonเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpอนาคตà-naa-kótของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
The gloomy economic situation makes many people worry about their own futures.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเส้นทางsên-taangข้างหน้าkâang-nâaจะjàดูduuมืดมัวmʉ̂ʉt-muuaและlɛ́เต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiยอมแพ้yɔɔm-pɛ́ɛ
Even though the path ahead seemed bleak and full of obstacles, he still refused to give 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 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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มัวmuuaมัวmuua1dim; dull; not clear (appearance)2blurred; hazy; misty3[to be] preoccupied (with); waste timedim; dull; not clear (appearance)Part 2
มืดมัวmʉ̂ʉt-muuaมืดมัวmʉ̂ʉt-muuadark; gloomy; overcastdark; gloomy; overcastWord