มุ่น
mûnMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] tie up hair; [to] make a bun
to tie or arrange hair into a bun or knot
Examples
อากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnhot weatherมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedมุ่นmûnมุ่นmûn1[to] tie up hair; [to] make a bun2messy; troubled; frowningผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)มวยmuuaiมวยmuuai1boxing; Muay Thai; bout2boxer; fighter3hair bun; coiled knot of hairไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ด้านหลังdâan-lǎngด้านหลังdâan-lǎng1the back; the rear (side of something)2at the back; behind3behind; at the back of (followed by a noun)
The weather is very hot, so she tied her hair into a bun at the back.
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เขาkǎoบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiฉันchǎnมุ่นmûnผมpǒmให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiห้องครัวhɔ̂ng-kruua
He told me to arrange my hair into a neat bun before going into the kitchen.
หญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoชาวเหนือchaao-nʉ̌ʉaในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnนิยมní-yomมุ่นmûnมวยผมmuuai-pǒmและlɛ́ประดับbprà-dàpด้วยdûuaiดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiหอมhɔ̌ɔm
Northern young women in the past popularly tied their hair into a bun and adorned it with fragrant flowers.
คุณยายkun-yaaiมุ่นmûnผมpǒmเป็นbpenมวยmuuaiอย่างyàangทะมัดทะแมงtá-mát-tá-mɛɛngก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเริ่มrə̂əmลงมือlong-mʉʉตำdtamน้ำพริกnáam-prík
Grandma briskly tied her hair into a bun before starting to pound the chili paste.
2AdjectiveB2
messy; troubled; frowning
messy, troubled, or drawn into a frown, especially of the face or eyebrows
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureขมวดคิ้วkà-mùuat-kíuขมวดคิ้วkà-mùuat-kíu[to] frown; [to] furrow one's browมุ่นmûnมุ่นmûn1[to] tie up hair; [to] make a bun2messy; troubled; frowningเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asคะแนนสอบká-nɛɛn-sɔ̀ɔpคะแนนสอบká-nɛɛn-sɔ̀ɔpexam score; test scoreของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
Dad drew his eyebrows into a frown when he saw my test scores.
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ทำไมtam-maiวันนี้wan-níiเธอtəəถึงtʉ̌ngทำหน้าtam-nâaมุ่นmûnแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoเลยləəiมีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉangอะไรà-raiหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao
Why are you making a troubled face since this morning? Is something wrong?
เขาkǎoจ้องมองjɔ̂ng-mɔɔngหน้าจอคอมพิวเตอร์nâa-jɔɔ-kɔm-piu-dtə̂əพลางplaangขมวดคิ้วkà-mùuat-kíuมุ่นmûnด้วยdûuaiความเครียดkwaam-krîiat
He stared at the computer screen while frowning deeply with stress.
นักสืบnák-sʉ̀ʉpหนุ่มnùmอ่านàanจดหมายjòt-mǎaiข่มขู่kòm-kùuพลางplaangขมวดคิ้วkà-mùuat-kíuมุ่นmûnพยายามpá-yaa-yaamหาhǎaเบาะแสbɔ̀-sɛ̌ɛที่tîiซ่อนอยู่sɔ̂ɔn-yùu
The young detective read the threatening letter while frowning deeply, trying to find hidden clues.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mûn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |