มุน
munMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] turn; rotate; spin (Isan/Lao)
to turn, rotate, or spin something; Isan/Lao dialect form of standard Thai หมุนหมุนmǔn1[to] turn; rotate; spin2[to] twist; screw (by turning)3[to] circulate; rotate (usage/roles)4rotating; revolving5[to] manage cash flow; scrape together money
Examples
อ้ายâaiอ้ายâai1I (older male); you (to an older male) (Isan)2older brother (Isan/Lao; also male slightly older)3you (rude/insulting; dialectal)4insulting prefix before a nounช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]มุนmunมุนmun[to] turn; rotate; spin (Isan/Lao)พัดลมpát-lomพัดลมpát-lomfan (electric)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)แนnɛɛแนnɛɛ1please; a little (Isan request particle)2firm; steady (literary/dialectal)เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsสิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)ถ่ายเทtàai-teeถ่ายเทtàai-tee1[to] transfer; convey; decant2[to] ventilate; allow circulation3[to] discharge; evacuate (fluids/air)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)
Please rotate the fan for me; the air in the room will circulate better.
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Today I kept turning the pan for a long time before the vegetables cooked evenly.
ถ้าtâaเจ้าjâaoมุนmunสวิตช์sà-wítไปbpaiทางtaangขวาkwǎaระบบrá-bòpกะสิgà-sìเปลี่ยนbplìianโหมดอัตโนมัติmòot-àt-dtà-noo-mát
If you turn the switch to the right, the system will switch modes automatically.
พอporเฮาhaoมุนmunกุญแจgun-jaeเบาbaoๆ-กลอนglonกะgàหมุนmŭnตามdtaamจนjonประตูbprà-dtuuเปิดbpèrtออกòkอย่างราบรื่นyàang râap rêun
When we gently turned the key, the lock rotated and the door opened smoothly.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mun
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |