มุแง้
mú-ngɛ́ɛMeaning
1InterjectionB2
waa; boohoo
an internet slang expression of whining, cute sadness, or being emotionally overwhelmed, mimicking the sound of a baby crying
Examples
มุแง้mú-ngɛ́ɛมุแง้mú-ngɛ́ɛwaa; boohooอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ชานมไข่มุกchaa-nom-kài-múkชานมไข่มุกchaa-nom-kài-múkbubble milk tea; pearl milk tea; boba milk teaแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Aww, I want to drink boba tea but the shop is already closed.
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ดูหนังduu-nǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiจบjòpแล้วlɛ́ɛoร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâiหนักnàkมากmâakมุแง้mú-ngɛ́ɛสงสารsǒng-sǎanพระเอกprá-èek
I finished watching this movie and cried so hard. *cries* I feel so bad for the male lead.
วันนี้wan-níiงานเยอะngaan-yə́จนjonล้นมือlón-mʉʉทำtamไม่ทันmâi-tanแล้วlɛ́ɛoมุแง้mú-ngɛ́ɛใครก็ได้krai-gɔ̂-dâaiช่วยด้วยchûuai-dûuai
There's so much work today that I'm overwhelmed and can't finish it in time. *whines* Somebody help me.
โดนdohnเจ้านายjâo naaiด่าdàaแต่เช้าdtàe cháoเลยloieมุแง้mú ngáeหมดกำลังใจmòt gam-lang jaiในnaiการทำงานgaan tam ngaanสุดๆsùt sùt
Got scolded by the boss first thing in the morning. *cries* I've completely lost all motivation to work.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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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มุแง้mú-ngɛ́ɛมุแง้mú-ngɛ́ɛwaa; boohoowaa; boohooWord