มุดดิน
mút-dinMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] burrow into the ground
To push or wriggle one’s body into the soil and move beneath the surface like a burrowing animal.
Examples
ไส้เดือนsâi-dʉʉanไส้เดือนsâi-dʉʉan1earthworm (annelid)2intestinal roundworm; Ascarisกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesมุดดินmút-dinมุดดินmút-din1[to] burrow into the ground2[to] duck down/keep a low profile (figurative)ลงไปlong-bpaiลงไปlong-bpai1[to] go down; descend (away)2directional particle: down/into (away)3and below; downward from (a point)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แปลงผักbplɛɛng-pàkแปลงผักbplɛɛng-pàkvegetable plot; vegetable bed
The earthworm is burrowing into the soil in the vegetable patch.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaตัวตุ่นdtuua-dtùnรู้สึกถึงrúu-sʉ̀k-tʉ̌ngอันตรายan-dtà-raaiมันmanจะjàรีบrîipมุดดินmút-dinหนีไปnǐi-bpaiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
When a mole senses danger, it will quickly burrow underground to escape.
เด็กๆdèk dèkชอบchôpเล่นlênมุดดินmút dinทรายsaaiที่têeชายหาดchaai hàatทำtamเหมือนmĕuuanตัวเองdtuua engเป็นbpenปูbpoo
Children like to play by burrowing into the sand at the beach, pretending they are crabs.
ตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngแมลงmá-lɛɛngบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngมุดดินmút-dinที่tîiชื้นแฉะchʉ́ʉn-chɛ̀เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเข้าสู่kâo-sùuระยะrá-yáดักแด้dàk-dɛ̂ɛและlɛ́เจริญเติบโตjà-rəən-dtə̀əp-dtooต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
The larvae of some insect species need to burrow into damp soil to enter their pupal stage and continue their development.
พอpɔɔมีmiiเสียงsǐiangสัญญาณเตือนภัยsǎn-yaan-dtʉʉan-paiทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂รีบrîipมุดดินmút-dinลงไปlong-bpaiในnaiหลุมหลบภัยlǔm-lòp-pai
When the warning siren sounded, everyone quickly went underground into the bunker.
ในnaiหนังสงครามnǎng-sǒng-kraamทหารtá-hǎanต้องdtɔ̂ngมุดดินmút-dinเข้าไปkâo-bpaiซ่อนตัวsɔ̂ɔn-dtuuaในnaiอุโมงค์ù-moongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลบlòpการโจมตีgaan-joom-dtii
In the war movie, the soldiers had to go underground into the tunnel to hide from the attack.
เพื่อที่จะpʉ̂ʉa-tîi-jàรอดชีวิตrɔ̂ɔt-chii-wítจากjàakพายุหิมะpaa-yú-hì-máนักสำรวจnák-sǎm-rùuatไม่มีmâi-miiทางเลือกtaang-lʉ̂ʉakอื่นʉ̀ʉnนอกจากnɔ̂ɔk-jàakต้องdtɔ̂ngมุดดินmút-dinเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiถ้ำน้ำแข็งtâm-náam-kɛ̌ngที่tîiพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoพบpóp
To survive the blizzard, the explorers had no choice but to go underground into the ice cave they had found.
ผู้ร้ายpûu-ráaiในnaiนิยายní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiหลบหนีlòp-nǐiการจับกุมgaan-jàp-gumโดยdooiการgaanมุดดินmút-dinเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiระบบrá-bòpท่อระบายน้ำtɔ̂ɔ-rá-baai-náamใต้ดินdtâai-dinของkɔ̌ɔngเมืองmʉʉang
The villain in this novel evaded capture by going underground into the city's subterranean sewer system.
2VerbB2
[to] duck down/keep a low profile (figurative)
To stay out of sight or avoid attention, as if hiding underground.
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)เป็นหนี้bpen-nîiเป็นหนี้bpen-nîi[to] be in debt; [to] owe [sb] [sth]เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมุดดินmút-dinมุดดินmút-din1[to] burrow into the ground2[to] duck down/keep a low profile (figurative)หนีnǐiหนีnǐi1[to] flee; run away; escape2[to] avoid; evade; dodge; shirk3[to] elopeไปเลยbpai-ləəiไปเลยbpai-ləəi1Go ahead; go right now2[to] go past; go beyond3completely; altogether; really (emphatic)ไม่ติดmâi-dtìtไม่ติดmâi-dtìt1not sticking; not attached2won't start; won't turn on3not stuck in traffic4not busy; available5[to] not pass; not be selected6not infected (with a disease)7not addicted; not attached (to a habit)8(coll.) don't mind; not botheredต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverทั้งนั้นtáng-nánทั้งนั้นtáng-nán1all of it; the whole lot2entirely; altogether
After getting into debt, he just disappeared and didn't contact anyone at all.
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ดาราdaa-raaคนkonนั้นnánมุดดินmút-dinไปไหนbpai-nǎiก็gɔ̂ไม่รู้mâi-rúuหลังจากlǎng-jàakมีmiiข่าวฉาวkàao-chǎao
No one knows where that celebrity has hidden away after the scandal broke.
พอเจอpɔɔ-jəəปัญหาbpan-hǎaใหญ่yàiเข้าkâoหน่อยnɔ̀iเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂มุดดินmút-dinหนีnǐiไปเลยbpai-ləəiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaแทนtɛɛn
As soon as he faced a big problem, he just went into hiding, letting others solve it for him.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนkonนั้นnánหายหน้าhǎai-nâaไปไหนbpai-nǎiมุดดินmút-dinหนีnǐiความผิดkwaam-pìtอยู่yùuหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao
Where did that politician go? Is he staying out of sight to avoid facing the consequences of his actions?
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 syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mút
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
มุดmútมุดmút1[to] duck under; squeeze through2[to] burrow into; crawl into3[to] weave through traffic; squeeze through (colloq.)[to] duck under; squeeze throughPart 1
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ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)soil; earth; dirtPart 2
มุดดินmút-dinมุดดินmút-din[to] burrow into the ground[to] burrow into the groundWord