มูเตลู

muu-dtee-luu

Meanings

1NounB2

spiritual practices for luck

informal belief in or use of spiritual, supernatural, or occult practices, such as amulets, astrology, or shrine worship, to seek luck, wealth, love, or success

Examples

วัยรุ่นwai-rûnวัยรุ่นwai-rûn1teenager; youth (person/people)2teenage; for teens; youthful3adolescence; the teenage yearsสมัยนี้sà-mǎi-níiสมัยนี้sà-mǎi-níi1nowadays; these days2the present time; current era3present-day; of today (modifier)เชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเชื่อchʉ̂ʉa1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)มูเตลูmuu-dtee-luuมูเตลูmuu-dtee-luu1spiritual practices for luck2[to] seek luck through spiritual practicesมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n1more; increasingly2greater; more (than before)เวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ng1must; have to; be obliged to2be certain/inevitableสอบเข้าsɔ̀ɔp-kâoสอบเข้าsɔ̀ɔp-kâo[to] take/sit an entrance examมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversity
Teenagers nowadays believe more in mutelu (spiritual practices) when they have to take university entrance exams.
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เธอtəəชอบchɔ̂ɔpอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpมูเตลูmuu-dtee-luuและlɛ́การเสริมgaan-sə̌əmดวงชะตาduuang-chá-dtaaก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmทำธุรกิจtam-tú-rá-gìt
She likes reading books about mutelu and destiny enhancement before starting a business.
การตลาดgaan-dtà-làatแบบbɛ̀ɛpมูเตลูmuu-dtee-luuเป็นbpenกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútที่tîiหลายlǎaiแบรนด์brɛɛnนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดึงดูดdʉng-dùutลูกค้าlûuk-káaที่tîiเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangโชคลางchôok-laang
Mutelu marketing is a strategy that many brands use to attract superstitious customers.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛเทคโนโลยีték-noo-loo-yiiจะjàก้าวหน้าgâao-nâaไปbpaiมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangมูเตลูmuu-dtee-luuก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongฝังรากลึกfǎng-râak-lʉ́kอยู่ในyùu-naiสังคมไทยsǎng-kom-tai
Even though technology has advanced greatly, mutelu beliefs remain deeply rooted in Thai society.
2VerbB2

[to] seek luck through spiritual practices

to use spiritual, supernatural, or occult practices, such as praying at shrines or using amulets, to seek good fortune

Examples

ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerวันหวยออกwan hŭuay òkวันหวยออกwan hŭuay òklottery draw dayพวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jàoften; usually (habit/frequency)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyมูเตลูmoo-dtay-looมูเตลูmoo-dtay-loo1spiritual practices for luck2[to] seek luck through spiritual practicesที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessดังๆdang dangดังๆdang dang1loudly; out loud2famous; well-knownในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)จังหวัดอยุธยาjang-wàt à-yút-tá-yaaจังหวัดอยุธยาjang-wàt à-yút-tá-yaaAyutthaya Province (central Thailand)
Before lottery day, we usually go mutelu (pray for luck) at famous temples in Ayutthaya province.
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เพื่อนpêuuanฉันchănไปbpaiมูเตลูmoo-dtay-looขอให้kŏr hâiได้dâiงานngaanใหม่màiแล้วláeoเธอterก็ได้gôr dâaiงานngaanนั้นnánจริงๆjing jing
My friend went to mutelu to ask for a new job, and she actually got that job.
นักธุรกิจnák-tú-rá-gìtหลายคนlǎai-konลงทุนlong-tunบินbinไปbpaiมูเตลูmuu-dtee-luuถึงtʉ̌ngฮ่องกงhɔ̂ɔng-gongเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp-kwaam-sǎm-rètตามdtaamเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎai
Many businesspeople invest in flying to Hong Kong to mutelu so their businesses achieve their goals.
ดาราdaa-raaบางคนbaang-konยอมรับyɔɔm-rápว่าwâaตนเองdton-eengต้องdtɔ̂ngมูเตลูmuu-dtee-luuอย่างหนักyàang-nàkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเรียกrîiakงานngaanและlɛ́เงินngənเข้ามาkâo-maaกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo
Some celebrities admit that they have to mutelu heavily to attract jobs and money into their pockets.

Tones

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How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

muu

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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