มุ
múMeanings
1NounB2
joke; gag; punchline (slang)
An informal, often online slang term for a joke, gag, or punchline. It is a playful or cute-sounding variation of the word 'มุกมุกmúk1joke; gag (colloquial)2pearl3ploy; trick; line (colloq.)' (múk).
Examples
มุmúมุmú1joke; gag; punchline (slang)2[to] joke; [to] kid (slang)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ตลกดีdtà-lòk-diiตลกดีdtà-lòk-diiquite funny; amusingนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planเนี่ยnîiaเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)
This joke is pretty funny. Who thought of it?
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ฉันchănเพิ่งpêrngเข้าใจkâo jaiมุmúของkŏngเธอterเมื่อกี้นี้mêuua gée néeเองayngตอนแรกdton râekยังyangงงๆngong ngongอยู่yòoเลยloie
I just got your joke from a moment ago. At first, I was still confused.
มุmúของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangเฉพาะกลุ่มchà-pɔ́-glùmถ้าtâaไม่ใช่mâi-châiคนkonที่tîiตามเรื่องdtaam-rʉ̂ʉangเดียวกันdiiao-ganอาจจะไม่àat-jà-mâiเก็ทgèt
His gags are rather niche; if you're not someone who follows the same topics, you might not get them.
กว่าจะgwàa-jàเก็ทgètมุmúที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngหนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiได้dâaiก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngดูซ้ำduu-sámไปbpaiสองสามsɔ̌ɔng-sǎamรอบrɔ̂ɔp
It took watching it two or three times over to finally get the complex punchlines in this movie.
2VerbB2
[to] joke; [to] kid (slang)
To tell a joke or to be kidding. Often used in phrases like 'เล่นมุ' (to tell a joke) or 'อย่ามามุ' (don't joke around).
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)เรื่องจริงrʉ̂ʉang-jingเรื่องจริงrʉ̂ʉang-jing1true story; real event2the real facts; what really happenedจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerมุmúมุmú1joke; gag; punchline (slang)2[to] joke; [to] kid (slang)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)
This is a serious matter, don't come here and joke around.
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เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpเล่นlênมุmúใส่sàiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laaจนjonบางทีbaang-tiiก็gɔ̂ไม่รู้mâi-rúuว่าwâaอันไหนan-nǎiเรื่องจริงrʉ̂ʉang-jing
He's always joking with his friends, so much that sometimes we don't know what's real.
เธอtəəจะjàมุmúไปbpaiถึงไหนtʉ̌ng-nǎiเนี่ยnîiaฉันchǎnต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpแบบbɛ̀ɛpจริงจังjing-jangเดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níi
How long are you going to keep kidding? I need a serious answer right now.
การที่gaan-tîiเขาkǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakจะjàมุmúในnaiสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanที่tîiตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiatแสดงให้เห็นว่าsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěn-wâaเขาkǎoจัดการjàt-gaanอารมณ์aa-romตัวเองdtuua-eengได้ดีdâai-dii
The fact that he chose to joke in a tense situation shows that he can manage his emotions well.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mú
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |