มืดมิด
mʉ̂ʉt-mítMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
pitch-dark; completely dark
Completely without light; in total darkness.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องนี้hɔ̂ng-níiห้องนี้hɔ̂ng-níithis roomมืดมิดmʉ̂ʉt-mítมืดมิดmʉ̂ʉt-mít1pitch-dark; completely dark2figurative: hopeless; without prospectsมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
In this room, it's very dark.
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Last night the power went out, so the street was completely dark.
I'm scared to walk in a pitch-black cave.
พอpɔɔเดินdəənลึกlʉ́kเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiป่าbpàaบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatก็gɔ̂เริ่มมืดrə̂əm-mʉ̂ʉtมิดmítจนjonมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnทางtaang
Once we walked deeper into the forest, it became so dark we couldn't see the path.
2AdjectiveB2
figurative: hopeless; without prospects
Describing a situation that seems to have no way out or no hope.
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressivelyออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)อนาคตà-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; mindมืดมิดmʉ̂ʉt-mítมืดมิดmʉ̂ʉt-mít1pitch-dark; completely dark2figurative: hopeless; without prospectsไปหมดbpai-mòtไปหมดbpai-mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
After being fired from his job, his future seemed completely hopeless.
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นักลงทุนnák-long-tunหลายคนlǎai-konเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaอนาคตà-naa-kótของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtนี้níiมืดมิดmʉ̂ʉt-mítและlɛ́ไม่น่าจะmâi-nâa-jàฟื้นตัวfʉ́ʉn-dtuuaได้dâai
Many investors believe this company's future is bleak and it's unlikely to recover.
เขาkǎoรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaชีวิตchii-wítของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoมืดมิดmʉ̂ʉt-mítแปดด้านbpɛ̀ɛt-dâanหลังจากที่lǎng-jàak-tîiธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtล้มเหลวlóm-lěeoและlɛ́ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaก็gɔ̂มีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎa
He felt his life was completely hopeless, after his business failed and his family had problems.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaสถานการณ์ทางการเมืองsà-tǎa-ná-gaan-taang-gaan-mʉʉangจะjàดูduuมืดมิดmʉ̂ʉt-mítแต่dtɛ̀ɛประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonบางส่วนbaang-sùuanก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongมีmiiความหวังkwaam-wǎngว่าwâaจะjàเกิดgə̀ətการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛngที่tîiดีขึ้นdii-kʉ̂n
Even though the political situation seems hopeless, some people still hold out hope for positive change.
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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มิดmítมิดmít1completely; all the way2tight; closed up3completely hidden; out of sightcompletely; all the wayPart 2
มืดมิดmʉ̂ʉt-mítมืดมิดmʉ̂ʉt-mítpitch-dark; completely darkpitch-dark; completely darkWord