มุ่ย
mûiMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
sulky; sullen
sulky, sullen, or pouting, typically used to describe a sad, displeased, or frowning facial expression
Examples
ทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeหน้ามุ่ยnâa-mûiหน้ามุ่ยnâa-mûisullen; frowningแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)ล่ะlâล่ะlâ1topic/contrast particle; question tag2sentence-final particle (casual emphasis)
Why are you making a pouty face like that today?
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เด็กชายdèk-chaaiทำtamหน้ามุ่ยnâa-mûiเพราะprɔ́แม่mɛ̂ɛไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmซื้อsʉ́ʉของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênชิ้นchínใหม่màiให้hâi
The boy made a sulky face because his mom refused to buy him a new toy.
เธอtəəนั่งnângหน้ามุ่ยnâa-mûiอยู่yùuมุมmumห้องhɔ̂ngหลังจากที่lǎng-jàak-tîiทะเลาะtá-lɔ́กับgàpเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìt
She sat sullenly in the corner of the room after arguing with her best friend.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàทำtamหน้ามุ่ยnâa-mûiด้วยdûuaiความไม่พอใจkwaam-mâi-pɔɔ-jaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยอมyɔɔmช่วยchûuaiพวกเราpûuak-raoทำtamรายงานraai-ngaanจนjonเสร็จsèt
Even though he made a sullen face out of displeasure, he ultimately agreed to help us finish the report.
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
mûi
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 | — | — |