มุสา
mú-sǎaMeanings
1NounC1
lie; falsehood
a lie or falsehood, often used in a formal or religious context.
Examples
การพูดgaan-pûutการพูดgaan-pûutspeaking; speech (act/ability)มุสาmú-sǎaมุสาmú-sǎa1lie; falsehood2[to] lieเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สิ่งที่sìng-tîiสิ่งที่sìng-tîithe thing that; whatไม่ดีmâi-diiไม่ดีmâi-dii1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorlyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2be wrong; make a mistake3illegal; against the law4improper; inappropriate5wrongly; incorrectly; mis-ศีลsǐinศีลsǐin1moral precept (Buddhism)2observance of moral disciplineข้อkɔ̂ɔข้อkɔ̂ɔ1item; point; clause2classifier: items/points/clauses/questions3joint (anatomy)4condition; term5node; joint; segment (botany/zoology)4
Telling a lie is a bad thing and a violation of the fourth precept.
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นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนkonนั้นnánถูกtùukกล่าวหาglàao-hǎaว่าwâaคำพูดkam-pûutของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiมุสาmú-sǎaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหวังผลwǎng-pǒnทางการเมืองtaang-gaan-mʉʉang
That politician was accused of his words being full of falsehoods for political gain.
ในnaiชั้นศาลchán săanคำให้การkam hâi gaanใดๆdai daiที่têeเป็นbpenมุสาmú-săaจะjàส่งผลร้ายsòng pŏn ráaiแรงraengต่อdtòผู้ให้การpôo hâi gaanนั้นเองnán eeng
In a court of law, any testimony that is a falsehood will have severe consequences for the person giving it.
วรรณกรรมwan-ná-gamโบราณboo-raanมักmákสอนใจsɔ̌ɔn-jaiผู้อ่านpûu-àanให้hâiละเว้นlá-wénจากjàakวจีกรรมwá-jii-gamอันเป็นan-bpenมุสาmú-sǎa
Ancient literature often teaches readers to refrain from verbal acts that are falsehoods.
2VerbC1
[to] lie
to tell a lie; to speak falsely, often used in a formal or religious context.
Examples
พระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâaoพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâaothe Buddha; the Enlightened Oneทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixสอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ให้เราhâi-raoให้เราhâi-rao1[to] give us; [to] give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/usมุสาmú-sǎaมุสาmú-sǎa1lie; falsehood2[to] lie
The Buddha taught us not to tell lies.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàตกอยู่dtòk-yùuในnaiสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanที่tîiลำบากlam-bàakเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เลือกlʉ̂ʉakที่จะtîi-jàไม่mâiมุสาmú-sǎaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอาตัวรอดao-dtuua-rɔ̂ɔt
Even though he was in a difficult situation, he chose not to lie to save himself.
ผู้ที่pûu-tîiตั้งมั่นdtâng-mânอยู่ในyùu-naiสัจจะsàt-jàย่อมyɔ̂mไม่mâiกล่าวglàaoวาจาwaa-jaaมุสาmú-sǎaไม่ว่าจะmâi-wâa-jàด้วยเหตุผลใดdûuai-hèet-pǒn-daiก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
A person who is firmly established in truth will not speak falsely for any reason whatsoever.
ในnaiคำkamสัตย์ปฏิญาณsàt-bpà-dtì-yaanตนdtonต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaศาลsǎanเขาkǎoให้สัญญาhâi-sǎn-yaaว่าwâaจะjàไม่mâiมุสาmú-sǎaและlɛ́จะjàพูดpûutแต่dtɛ̀ɛความจริงkwaam-jing
In the oath before the court, he promised not to speak falsely and to tell only the truth.
Tones
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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มุสาmú-sǎaมุสาmú-sǎalie; falsehoodlie; falsehoodWord