มื่น
mʉ̂ʉnMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
slippery; [to] slip (regional)
In Northern Thai and Isan usage, slippery, or to slip or slide on a slippery surface.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ชี้chíiชี้chíi1[to] point (at)2[to] indicate; show3[to] point out; highlight4[to] designate; specifyไปที่bpai-tîiไปที่bpai-tîi[to] go to [somewhere]ทางเดินtaang-dəənทางเดินtaang-dəən1walkway; passage; corridor; aisle; path2path; route; course (figurative)3tract; passageway (anatomy/system)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatตรงนั้นdtrong-nánตรงนั้นdtrong-nán1there; at that spot2that place3that … there (post-nominal)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)มื่นmʉ̂ʉnมื่นmʉ̂ʉnslippery; [to] slip (regional)เดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileเน้อnə́əเน้อnə́əsentence-final softening particle (Northern Thai)
Grandma pointed at the path and said, “It's slippery there. Watch your step.”
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เขาkǎoเล่าlâoให้hâiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฟังfangว่าwâaเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoข้าkâaมื่นmʉ̂ʉnล้มlómตรงdtrongบันไดban-daiเจ็บjèpก้นgônไปหมดbpai-mòt
He told his friend, “I slipped and fell on the steps this morning. My backside really hurts.”
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnพาpaaหลานlǎanลงไปlong-bpaiเก็บgèpผักpàkริมrimลำห้วยlam-hûuaiยายyaaiเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaหินhǐnมันmanมื่นmʉ̂ʉnอย่าyàaเหยียบyìiapตรงที่dtrong-tîiมีmiiตะไคร่dtà-krâiเน้อnə́ə
Before taking her grandchild down to gather vegetables by the stream, Grandma warned, “The rocks are slippery. Don't step on the mossy patches.”
แม้mɛ́ɛฝนfǒnจะjàหยุดyùtตกdtòkแล้วlɛ́ɛoลุงlungก็gɔ̂ยังyangห้ามhâamเด็กdèkวิ่งเล่นwîng-lênหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanโดยdooiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaพื้นpʉ́ʉnยังyangมื่นmʉ̂ʉnอยู่yùuเดี๋ยวdǐiaoจะjàล้มlómเอาao
Although the rain had stopped, Uncle still would not let the children run around in front of the house, saying, “The ground is still slippery. You might fall.”
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mʉ̂ʉn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |